Moving Companies in Provincetown, MA
Provincetown sits at Cape Cod's outer tip, so companies based in Boston or on the upper Cape often charge travel time both ways. That clock is not always capped. Streets such as Commercial Street are narrow, driveways are tight, and large tractor-trailers frequently cannot reach a property. A smaller shuttle or a parking permit from the Town of Provincetown may be required under local street-blocking rules.
Visitor season from Memorial Day through Columbus Day and Halloween can double transit time on Route 6 and Route 6A, which inflates hourly bills. Early morning, midweek, or November through April is usually quieter. Standard moving trucks cannot board passenger ferries, so a water crossing needs its own arrangement. Massachusetts intrastate movers must be registered with the Department of Public Utilities and can be identified by an MDPU number. Interstate shipments should show a USDOT number.
Moves under 100 miles are usually billed by the hour. Work of 100 miles or more is typically quoted by weight and mileage.
Typical charges
| MOVE TYPE | TYPICAL CHARGE |
|---|---|
| 2 movers and a truck | $100 - $150 per hour |
| 3 movers and a truck | $150 - $200 per hour |
| Labor only, no company vehicle | $75 - $90 per hour |
| Labor-only help in Provincetown | $386.12 to $802.90 |
| Local under 50 miles, studio to multi-bedroom | $350 to $1,100+ |
| Long-distance, off Cape or out of state | from around $2,500, can exceed $8,500 |
| Typical minimum | 2- to 3-hour charge plus travel or fuel fee |
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Who's moving to Provincetown, 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
Provincetown 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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