Moving Companies in Muscle Shoals, AL
Before comparing prices, take a look through the movers serving Muscle Shoals listed just below — then use these figures to judge what you're quoted.
Hiring labor only, to load or unload a truck you've rented, runs $83 to $85 per hour, with typical jobs totaling $354 to $750. A full local move generally costs $728 to $2,443, with hourly rates around $65 to $100 or more plus a two- to three-hour minimum. Moving out of the Shoals area shifts pricing from hourly to total weight and distance.
Read the Fine Print
- Most companies charge a two- or three-hour minimum plus roughly an hour of travel time to get the truck to you and back — a 45-minute job still gets billed at the minimum.
- Alabama's "local" pricing typically applies only within a set mileage radius; crossing it can switch your quote from hourly to weight-based entirely.
- Movers commonly won't transport flat-pack particleboard furniture without a damage waiver, since it isn't built to survive more than one assembly.
- Basic liability covers only $0.60 per pound per item, so ask about full-value protection for anything valuable.
If a truck can't park close to your door because of a steep driveway or narrow stairs, expect a long-carry or shuttle surcharge — mention any tight access before booking.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Colbert County.
66% 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 movers54% 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
Households arriving from another state report $59,822 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Alabama report $55,112. 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 Colbert County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 40% 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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