Moving Companies in Gurnee, IL
Billing Rules and Moving Costs in Gurnee, IL
Illinois law allows moving companies to add a travel fee, often priced at one hour of labor or as a flat amount, for the trip from their warehouse to your Gurnee address and back. Ask how that charge is calculated in a binding or non-binding estimate, because it can raise the final bill before loading starts. Most local crews also enforce a two-to-three-hour minimum, so a one-bedroom job that takes 90 minutes may still be billed for the full block.
For moves under 50 miles in Gurnee and Lake County, a standard two-to-three-person crew with a truck typically charges $170 to $200 per hour. Labor-only support runs $80 to $120 per hour; within Gurnee, labor-only work commonly falls between $327.20 and $634.33.
| Home Size | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $300 – $600 (2–4 hours) |
| 2-to-3 Bedroom Home | $700 – $2,000 (4–7 hours) |
| 4+ Bedroom House | $1,500 – $4,000+ (full day or multi-crew) |
Access charges may apply when the truck cannot park close to the door or when stairs without an elevator add extra carrying distance; disclose the layout before booking. Standard quotes include Released Value Protection, which compensates at $0.60 per pound per item, so ask about Full Value Protection for expensive electronics or heirlooms. If tipping, customary amounts are $20 to $40 per mover for a half-day and $50 to $80 or more per mover for a full day.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Lake County.
58% 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 movers45% 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 $95,514 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Illinois report $162,805. 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 Lake County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 23% 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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