Moving Companies in Fultondale, AL
Local movers in Fultondale run $120 to $160 an hour for the standard two-mover crew that most companies send out, with your total cost driven mainly by home size and hours worked.
Cost Factors
- Long carries or multiple flights of stairs typically add a surcharge to the base hourly rate.
- Packing materials like specialty boxes or bubble wrap usually aren't included unless you book a full packing package.
- Standard carrier liability covers just $0.60 per pound per item, so weigh whether you need extra protection for valuables.
- Hazardous items — propane tanks, paint, aerosols, flammable liquids — can't legally go on the truck.
Timing and Prep
Bookings tighten up at month's end and during summer, so a mid-week date is easier to schedule and often cheaper. Measure doorways and hallways ahead of time so the crew isn't improvising around tight corners on your dime. Pack an "open first" box with toiletries, chargers, and medication for your own car. Cash tips of roughly $20 to $40 per mover cover a half-day effort, while a long, demanding full day often calls for $50 to $60.
Free · no obligation
Quotes from movers in Fultondale, AL
Two answers below and we pass your move to licensed companies from this page. No account, no fee to you.
Filter & sort 1 Rating, reviews, fleet, licence
Best Movers in Fultondale, AL
Ranked by popularity. Licensing, insurance and photos shown for each.
No movers matched these criteria.
Who's moving to Fultondale, AL
Federal tax-filer migration data for Jefferson County.
56% arrived from elsewhere in Alabama. 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 movers41% 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 $72,780 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Alabama report $61,722. 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 Jefferson County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 24% 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 →
How much truck space do you need?
I’m moving a that’s .
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.