Moving Companies in North Charleston, SC
Local moves in North Charleston are billed hourly, averaging around $138 per hour, with most companies enforcing a two-hour minimum. A studio or one-bedroom apartment typically runs $460 to $700, a two-bedroom home $900 to $1,800, and a three- to four-bedroom home $1,500 to $3,500 or more depending on crew size and volume.
Moves beyond 50 miles or out of state switch to pricing by weight, volume, and mileage, ranging from $3,294 to $18,446 depending on distance. Ask ahead of time about truck fees, fuel surcharges, charges for heavy items like pianos or safes, stair or long-carry fees, and packing materials if you want the crew to pack for you — these add-ons account for most of the gap between a low estimate and the final bill.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Charleston County.
62% 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
North Charleston refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $124,965 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in South Carolina report $67,324. 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 Charleston County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 27% 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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