Moving Companies in Portland, OR
What movers charge in Portland
Local crews charge $80 to $125 per hour per mover, so a standard two-person team runs about $160 to $250 an hour combined. Total local costs run $440 to $1,200 for a studio or one-bedroom, $1,200 to $3,000 or more for a two- to three-bedroom home, and $3,000 to $5,000 or more for a four-bedroom-plus house with stairs. Full packing adds another $280 to $2,200 depending on how much you own. A cross-state move can range from $4,200 to $8,900 or more, or roughly fifty to eighty cents per pound.
Local quirks to plan for
Parking a large truck on a Portland street, especially downtown or in the Pearl District, usually requires a temporary street use permit, and the no-parking signage has to go up at least seventy-two hours ahead to hold the spot. Never let a truck or crew block a bike lane, even briefly. Many older homes in hilly neighborhoods have narrow doorways and steep staircases, which can add fees if the crew has a long walk from the truck to your door, so describe your layout honestly when getting a quote. During the rainy months from fall through spring, ask how the crew protects boxes and furniture from the wet, since soaked cardboard fails fast.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Multnomah County.
59% 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 movers44% 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
Portland refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country only partly replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $73,173 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Oregon report $62,210. 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 Multnomah County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 14% 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.