Moving Companies in Lima, PA
Local move pricing in Lima, PA
Local residential moves in Lima and the Philadelphia suburbs are almost always priced by the hour. Rates include the truck, fuel, and crew, usually with a 2- or 3-hour minimum.
Labor-only move help in Lima averages $431.12. Pennsylvania moves typically cost between $482 and $4,229, and the statewide average hourly rate is $128 per mover.
Philadelphia metro local moves typically range from $200 to $4,000. Suburban crew rates range from $159 per hour for 2 movers to $240+ per hour for 4 movers.
Studio and 1-bedroom moves run $300 to $600, usually 2–3 hours with 2 movers. A 2- to 3-bedroom home or townhouse runs $800 to $1,800, usually 4–7 hours with 3 movers. A 4-bedroom or larger home runs $2,000 to $4,200+, usually 7+ hours with a larger crew.
Labor-only crews for a partial day can lower total cost when the truck or container is rented separately.
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Who's moving to Lima, PA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Delaware County.
64% 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 movers60% 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 $100,906 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Pennsylvania report $95,274. 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 Delaware County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 17% 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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