Moving Companies in Dudley, MA
Hourly Rates for Local Moves
Moves that remain under 50 miles and inside Massachusetts are priced by the hour according to crew size and truck.
| HOME SIZE | CREW AND TRUCK | HOURLY RATE | TYPICAL HOURS | ESTIMATED TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio or one-bedroom apartment | two movers and one truck | $139 to $189 | 2.5 to 5 | $350 to $950 |
| Two- or three-bedroom home | three or four movers and one truck | $189 to $239 | 5 to 8 | $1,000 to $1,900 |
| Four-bedroom or larger house | four to five or more movers with large or multiple trucks | $240 to $290+ | entire day | $2,300 to $3,000+ |
Minimums, Extra Fees and Timing
Nearly every company imposes a two- or three-hour minimum plus a travel or fuel charge commonly set at one hour of labor or calculated by mileage. Extra fees appear when the walk from door to truck exceeds 75 feet or when stairs lack an elevator. Even a 75-minute studio move still bills the minimum time.
Prices rise 20 to 30 percent between May and September as well as on first-of-the-month turnovers. Tuesday or Wednesday dates in the middle of a month typically avoid the increase.
Coverage Requirements and Other Options
Massachusetts law sets mover liability at $0.60 for each pound of an item. A damaged 20-pound television worth $1,000 therefore yields only $12. Full-value protection can be added for expensive goods.
Every operator must hold a current DPU license; the state has 106 or more licensed movers. The average hourly rate per mover is $101. Labor-only crews without a truck charge $80 per hour and typical jobs run $386.12 to $802.90.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Worcester County.
58% 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 movers45% 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 $68,569 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Massachusetts report $84,848. 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 Worcester County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 20% 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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