Moving Companies in Wheaton, MD
Local movers in Wheaton typically charge $100 to $180 per hour for a standard two-mover crew and truck, with each additional mover adding roughly $40 to $60 per hour. A studio or one-bedroom apartment usually takes 2 to 3 hours with a two-person crew, running $300 to $600 total. A 2-to-3 bedroom home takes 4 to 7 hours with a 3-to-4 person crew, running $800 to $1,500 or more.
Long-distance moves out of Montgomery County price differently — by weight and mileage instead of the clock — and can average $3,000 to $5,500 or more depending on volume.
A few details worth knowing. The hourly clock on local jobs often starts when the crew leaves their office, not when they arrive at your door, or a flat travel surcharge gets added instead — ask which applies. Wheaton's tighter corridors and street-parking rules mean a truck that can't park within 50 to 100 feet of your entrance may trigger a long-carry fee, so confirm parking access ahead of time. Moving from a high-rise or a walk-up without an elevator often adds a surcharge too — mention your floor level when getting quotes. Basic liability coverage is minimal, around $0.60 per pound per item, so a dropped $1,000 TV nets only $12 back unless you add full-value protection. Always ask for an in-home or video walkthrough so you get a binding, not-to-exceed price.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Montgomery County.
66% 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 movers51% 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 $111,234 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Maryland report $70,650. 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 Montgomery County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 15% 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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