Moving Companies in Dorchester, MA
Moving in Dorchester, MA, a densely populated section of Boston, calls for local planning around rates and timing for a smooth relocation.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Hourly Rate | $100–$200 per hour for a 2-mover crew with truck; add ~$50 per hour per additional mover |
| Minimum Billing | 3-hour minimum plus travel/fuel fees, billed in 15-minute increments after |
| Studio/1-Bedroom | 3–4 hours work, $400–$800 total labor and truck |
| 2–3-Bedroom | 5–8 hours work, $1,000–$1,800+ total labor and truck |
| Packing | Same hourly rate plus boxes/materials; 1-bedroom adds $400+ labor |
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Who's moving to Dorchester, MA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Suffolk County.
50% arrived from elsewhere in Massachusetts. 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 movers57% 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
Dorchester 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 $85,131 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Massachusetts report $102,282. 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 Suffolk County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 10% 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 Massachusetts migration page →
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