Moving Companies in Beaufort, SC
Local moves around Beaufort are priced hourly, with a standard two-person crew averaging about $138 per hour statewide. If you already have a truck and only need labor to load or unload, expect $323.97 to $626.03 for a typical job.
Beaufort's Lowcountry humidity can warp wood furniture, leather, and electronics if they sit too long in a non-climate-controlled truck or storage unit, so plan carefully around the hottest months. Several gated communities and the historic downtown have their own rules — narrow streets can block a truck from reaching your door, and gated neighborhoods often restrict moving days or require advance clearance for commercial vehicles, so check with your HOA beforehand.
Ask upfront about accessorial charges: long carries when a truck can't park close to your entrance, and flights of stairs both commonly add to the bill. Booking mid-month and mid-week, rather than at month's end, can shave 10% to 20% off your total. Skip a casual phone quote and insist on a binding, not-to-exceed estimate after an in-person or video walkthrough, so the final invoice doesn't surprise you.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Beaufort County.
83% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers37% 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
Beaufort refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country replaces them almost one for one.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $156,784 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in South Carolina report $93,717. 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 Beaufort County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 49% 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 South Carolina migration page →
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