Moving Companies in Algonquin, IL
What Local Algonquin Moves Cost
Local companies bill by the hour, not weight. A standard two-person crew and truck runs $85 to $110 per hour; a third mover adds $30 to $40 per hour.
- Studio or one-bedroom: $350 to $700 (3–4 hours).
- Two- to three-bedroom home/condo: $900 to $1,800 (5–8 hours).
- Four or more bedrooms: $2,000 to $3,500+, often a full day or larger crew.
- Labor-only for a rented truck/container: about $95 per hour, often a 3-hour minimum.
What Drives the Bill Higher
- Travel time: The clock often runs from warehouse to door and back, so a faraway crew can add paid hours before loading starts. Ask if that commute is included.
- Access: Narrow streets, tight condo lots, and steep driveways can trigger a long carry fee or a shuttle if a 26-foot truck cannot park close.
- Peak timing: End-of-month, weekends, and May–September moves can raise hourly rates 20% to 30%; mid-week and mid-month dates usually land at the lower end.
- Heavy items: Pianos, safes, and pool tables carry separate fees.
- Coverage: Basic liability is $0.60 per pound per item, so a 30-pound TV worth $1,000 is covered for only $18. Full value protection costs extra.
- Supplies: Buying boxes or tape from the crew on moving day is much pricier than buying them beforehand.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for McHenry County.
73% arrived from elsewhere in Illinois. 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $73,713 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Illinois report $77,510. 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 McHenry County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 27% 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 Illinois migration page →
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