Moving Companies in Allentown, PA
Where Allentown moving costs are flexible
Local jobs are usually billed by the hour, which makes total cost move with clock time rather than a fixed quote. Home size and how long loading and unloading take are the two main levers.
What pushes the price up
Larger homes and slower loading raise local totals. Interstate moves use shipment weight, volume, and mileage instead of time, so more inventory and distance increase the quote.
How to stay near the low end
- Pack before the crew arrives and stage boxes near the door to shorten billed time.
- Reduce shipment volume before a long-distance quote.
- Tell the movers about stairs, tight parking, or long carries before booking so the estimate fits the job.
Allentown and Lehigh Valley cost points are listed below.
| Cost item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Local two-person crew rate | $125–$135 per hour |
| Common local hourly rate | $128 per hour |
| Average local move | $1,400 |
| Typical local total | $800–$3,000+ |
| Long-distance one-bedroom | $2,200 |
| Long-distance 3–4 bedroom | $5,450–$9,000+ |
| Average long-distance move, 1,000 miles | $5,450 |
When you know which end of the range applies, browse the Allentown movers below to find a fit.
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Who's moving to Allentown, PA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Lehigh County.
51% arrived from elsewhere in Pennsylvania. Most arrivals are in-state moves, so a regional company will usually cover it — check interstate authority only if you're crossing a state line.
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
Allentown refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country replaces them almost one for one. Head count stayed flat all the same — arriving households are smaller (1.68 people on average) than the ones leaving (1.64), so the city gained homes without gaining residents.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $64,553 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Pennsylvania report $67,705. 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 Lehigh County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 22% 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 Pennsylvania migration page →
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