Moving Companies in Terre Haute, IN
A basic loading-and-unloading job in Terre Haute — where you provide the truck and the crew just supplies the muscle — runs $85 to $115 per hour, with most jobs totaling $366 to $683. A full local move scales up from there: a studio or 1-bedroom averages $300 to $500, while a 2-bedroom home runs closer to $1,100 to $1,400 once stairs, heavy items, and packing add-ons are factored in.
Peak season in Indiana runs May through September, when demand pushes hourly rates higher and booking windows shrink. An October-through-April move, or a mid-month, mid-week slot, tends to be easier to schedule and cheaper. Ask upfront whether your mover charges a separate travel fee just to get the truck to your starting address.
Basic liability coverage is thin — around $0.60 per pound per item — so a 30-pound television worth $2,000 would only be reimbursed $18 if it is damaged in transit; ask about full value protection for anything valuable. Be specific about stairs, long hallway walks, and steep driveways when you get your quote, since those details affect both time and price. A standard tip for a hardworking crew runs $4 to $6 per mover per hour, and it is worth walking through the house with the crew before they leave to note any damage on the spot.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Vigo County.
56% arrived from elsewhere in Indiana. 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 movers30% 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 $56,056 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Indiana report $42,581. 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 Vigo County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 47% 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 Indiana migration page →
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