Moving Companies in Owensboro, KY
Owensboro Moving Costs by the Numbers
| Item | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| 2-person crew, hourly | ~$90/hr |
| Labor-only, hourly | ~$85/hr |
| Labor-only, total job | $345 - $760 |
| Small local move | $300 - $500 |
| Large / long-distance | $1,500 - $3,000+ |
Companies dispatched from outside Owensboro often start billing the moment they leave their own garage, so confirm whether your quote includes that travel time before you sign anything.
Bulky or awkward pieces, like a piano or a large safe, tend to carry a separate charge since they need extra hands or equipment, so mention them during the quote rather than on move day. Ask for a written estimate over a verbal one, since only a binding number keeps the final price from creeping upward.
Basic liability coverage caps out at $0.60 per pound per item, well short of what most electronics or furniture are actually worth. Scheduling mid-week and mid-month, rather than a weekend or month-end slot, tends to bring the rate down.
A larger household or a move that crosses into another state naturally lands at the higher end of these ranges, since more rooms and more distance both add hours or miles to the final calculation.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Daviess County.
50% 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 movers38% 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 $61,300 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Kentucky report $47,064. 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 Daviess County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 48% 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 Kentucky migration page →
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