Moving Companies in Greenbelt, MD
Local moves under 50 miles are billed hourly. Long-distance and interstate moves are priced by weight and distance instead, so the same size home can cost noticeably more to move once you cross state lines.
Labor runs $93 to $104 per hour per mover. A standard two-person crew starts around $190 to $210 or more per hour combined. Total local moves in Maryland typically land between $450 and $3,500, with the low end covering a studio and the high end a larger house.
Leaving the state changes the math. Interstate moves out of Maryland generally run $1,950 to $5,150 or more, driven by how much you own rather than by the hour.
Renting a truck yourself is the budget alternative, though it puts the loading, driving, and unloading on you instead of a crew. Local rentals cost $60 to $135 plus fuel. Long-distance DIY routes range from $360 to $5,600 depending on vehicle size and mileage. Whichever route you choose, get the estimate in writing before moving day.
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Who's moving to Greenbelt, MD
Federal tax-filer migration data for Prince George's County.
59% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers66% of departures stayed under 50 miles. Short local moves are usually priced by the hour, so a regional company is often the cheaper call.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $59,632 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Maryland report $59,368. Long-distance arrivals are the higher-budget half of the market.
How this works: IRS SOI County-to-County Migration Data, 2022-2023. The IRS compares the address on consecutive tax returns, so every move here is a real filed household. The catch: it publishes annually with about a two-year lag, counts Prince George's County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 14% of moves unattributed to a specific county, because flows too small to publish are grouped into regional buckets instead. See the whole state on the Maryland migration page →
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Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.