Moving Companies in Hays, KS
Local moves under 50 miles in the Hays area typically run $350 to $1,100 total, roughly $300 to $500 for a small apartment and $500 to $1,000 or more for a three-bedroom-plus home. Moving out of state shifts the math entirely — expect $2,500 to $8,500 or more, driven by weight and mileage. If you're only after loading or unloading help for a rental truck, hourly labor averages $81.36, with full jobs landing between $300 and $800.
How pricing is decided
- Long-distance moves are priced by the weight of your belongings and the distance traveled; local moves are priced hourly.
- A non-binding estimate is just a guess — ask for a written, binding quote so the price can't shift once the crew shows up.
- Home size, total inventory, and how far your things are traveling are the three biggest levers on your final cost.
- Ask whether packing supplies and labor are bundled into the quote or billed as extras, so the number you see upfront is the number you actually pay.
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Who's moving to Hays, KS
Federal tax-filer migration data for Ellis County.
64% arrived from elsewhere in Kansas. 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 movers63% of departures stayed inside Kansas. In-state moves are handled by regional carriers licensed at the state level.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Households arriving from another state report $48,996 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Kansas report $38,575. 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 Ellis County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 73% 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 Kansas 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.