Moving Companies in Surfside Beach, SC
Surfside Beach moving costs
Local companies here typically charge by the hour, averaging $130 to $140 per hour for a crew plus a two-hour minimum, or offer a flat rate based on home size.
| Home size | Estimated total |
|---|---|
| Studio / dorm | $200 - $400 |
| 1-bedroom | $300 - $650 |
| 2-bedroom | $700 - $1,400 |
| 3-bedroom | $1,000 - $2,600 |
| 4+ bedroom | $2,500 - $4,500+ |
The hourly clock usually starts when the crew leaves its base, so ask how travel time is calculated. If a truck cannot fit down a narrow coastal street, a shuttle fee may apply, and moving during peak summer or month-end pushes prices higher. Tipping is customary at $20 to $40 per mover for a half day, or $50 or more for a full day, and it is worth having cash on hand for the crew when the job wraps up. Long-distance moves and specialty items such as pianos or large safes will push these numbers well above the ranges shown here, so flag anything unusual when you request quotes, including the make-up of your neighborhood's parking and elevator rules if you live in a condo or gated community.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Horry County.
85% 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 movers42% 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $86,401 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in South Carolina report $62,553. 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 Horry County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 37% 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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