Moving Companies in Gaston, OR
How Pricing Works Out Here
Oregon is one of only a handful of states that still regulates in-state moving rates directly, which means a flat binding price isn't legal for a purely local move — instead, licensed movers put together a non-binding quote built from their hourly rate plus a travel-time charge. Crews serving this part of Washington County average around $144 per hour for a truck and two to three movers, plus a one-time drive or fuel charge.
| Home Size | Estimated Total | Typical Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $450 - $900 | 2 - 3 hours |
| 2 to 3-Bedroom | $900 - $2,100 | 4 - 7 hours |
| 4-Bedroom+ | $2,200 - $4,100+ | Full day likely |
Rural roads, gravel driveways and the longer drive out from the Portland metro can all stretch that travel-time charge, so ask upfront how it's calculated rather than after the truck arrives. Since a locked-in flat price isn't an option for a purely local job, get the hourly rate, the crew size and the travel-fee formula in writing before moving day so nothing on the final invoice comes as a surprise. Once you know roughly which range fits your home, look through the local movers here to compare specific quotes.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Washington County.
51% 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 movers48% 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 $82,863 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Oregon report $84,871. 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 Washington County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 18% 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 Oregon migration page →
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Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.