Moving Companies in Dunbar, WV
Moving Costs in Dunbar
Dunbar and the wider Kanawha County area price local moves by the hour. A standard crew and truck averages about $133 per hour. Totals for a local move generally run $300 to $1,500 or more, depending on home size — a studio sits at the low end, a four-bedroom house at the high end.
Factoring in labor time and add-ons, overall local and regional moves across West Virginia typically fall between $720 and $4,622. Renting a truck and doing the work yourself is the cheapest route: local rentals run $59 to $139, before fuel.
Home size and total labor hours drive the price more than distance does for a move that stays inside the county. Ask each company for its hourly rate up front, confirm whether travel time from their base is billed separately, and get the estimate in writing before moving day.
If your move crosses into a nearby county or out of state, the pricing model shifts away from a flat hourly rate toward one based on total weight and mileage, so it's worth telling a company the destination before asking for a number. A short phone call comparing two or three crews usually surfaces the biggest price gaps.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Kanawha County.
55% arrived from elsewhere in West Virginia. 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 movers50% of departures left the state. Interstate moves are priced by weight and distance, and the carrier must hold active interstate operating authority.
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Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $52,653 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in West Virginia report $43,921. 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 Kanawha County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 50% 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 West Virginia migration page →
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