Moving Companies in Orleans, MA
Local Rates and Logistics
Local Cape Cod moves use hourly rates plus a travel surcharge that depends on crew size.
Summer and fall gridlock occurs near the bridges and Route 6. Midday tourism jams lengthen local jobs. Early morning or weekday off-peak times limit delays.
| Crew | Hourly rate | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| 2 men and 1 truck | $159.00/HR | 4.0 hour minimum, $695.00 including travel time |
| 2 men and 1 truck | $159 to $165 | 3-to-4-hour minimum plus $59–$95 travel and fuel, baseline $650–$750 |
| 3 men and 1 truck | $229 | 4-hour minimum, totals past $950–$1,000 |
Oversized items including pianos, large safes and heavy workshop equipment incur an extra $150–$300 or more.
Long carries add time on tight historic lots and near the water in Orleans.
Rates multiply by 1.25 to 1.5 after 8 hours or on weekends.
Liability is $0.60 per pound per article. A $1,000 television that weighs 30 pounds pays $18 if damaged. Full value protection is an option.
A 4-hour minimum applies. Two-hour jobs still bill four hours. Box, label and stage items in the main room before the crew arrives.
Managed condos, senior living facilities and apartment complexes in Orleans require a certificate of insurance naming them additional insured. Request the document one week ahead. A fee may apply.
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Who's moving to Orleans, MA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Barnstable County.
53% 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 movers49% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Orleans refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country replaces them almost one for one. Head count stayed flat all the same — arriving households are smaller (1.56 people on average) than the ones leaving (1.45), so the city gained homes without gaining residents.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $119,079 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Massachusetts report $174,209. 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 Barnstable County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 31% 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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