Moving Companies in State College, PA
Before booking movers in State College, check the cost structure; local jobs usually bill by the hour, while long-distance relocations are priced by weight and distance.
- Labor-only helpers: local rates average $80–$130 per hour, and a typical labor-only job runs about $439.18.
- Hourly minimums: full-service local movers often require a 2-hour minimum.
- Full local packages: a truck plus crew generally ranges from $350 to $1,100+ based on home size.
- Long-distance moves: State College to another state or cross-country typically lands between $1,600 and $7,500+.
- Statewide benchmark: Pennsylvania moves usually cost $482 to $4,229, with an average rate of $128 per mover.
- Cross-country moves: the average two-bedroom relocation is $4,000 to $8,000.
- Extra charges: heavy pieces such as pianos and safes, stairs, long carries, and packing services add to the base bill.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Centre County.
52% 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 movers59% of departures left the state. Interstate moves are priced by weight and distance, and the carrier must hold active interstate operating authority.
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 $73,685 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Pennsylvania report $53,037. 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 Centre County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 56% 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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