Moving Companies in Dothan, AL
Moving Costs in Dothan, AL
Local moves within the same city or under 50 miles are billed hourly in Dothan, averaging around $127 per hour for a professional crew.
Watch for These Fees
Many local movers charge a travel fee, often a flat rate equal to an hour of labor, just to get the truck from their depot to your address and back. Ask upfront whether that's already folded into the hourly rate.
Estimates and Coverage
Insist on a written binding or not-to-exceed estimate rather than a verbal quote. Basic liability coverage is minimal, around $0.60 per pound per item, so a broken 30-pound, $1,000 television only nets you $18 under standard coverage.
What Movers Won't Carry
Alabama law bars movers from transporting hazardous or perishable items, including propane tanks, paint, bleach, aerosol cans, and opened food. Plan to move those yourself.
Timing
Summer in the Wiregrass region brings intense heat, humidity, and afternoon storms. If you're moving between May and September, book an early morning slot to beat both the heat and the rain. Comparing the movers listed below is a good next step.
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Who's moving to Dothan, AL
Federal tax-filer migration data for Houston County.
54% 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 movers38% of departures stayed under 50 miles. Short local moves are usually priced by the hour, so a regional company is often the cheaper call.
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 $55,761 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Alabama report $44,890. 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 Houston County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 48% 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 Alabama migration page →
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Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.