Moving Companies in Kankakee, IL
Moving Local in Kankakee: Rates and Hours
Understanding the pricing structure behind a local move helps you compare estimates accurately. For moves staying within 50 to 100 miles and within Illinois, local movers usually charge by the hour plus a crew-size factor instead of quoting a flat total. Illinois professional movers typically charge $150 to $200 per hour for a standard two-to-three-person crew and truck, and a two-person crew with a truck fits that same range.
Home size drives the estimate because it changes the number of movers and the time on site. Hiring professionals saves time and physical strain, but the labor hours and crew count set the final cost.
Estimated Costs by Home Size
- Studio or one-bedroom home around 500 square feet: $200–$600, with two movers over roughly three to four hours.
- One-bedroom apartment: $300–$600, typically two to four hours of work.
- Two- to three-bedroom home: $700–$2,000, roughly four to eight hours.
- Four-bedroom or larger home: $1,500–$3,000 or more, often requiring a larger crew or a second truck.
Because the job is billed hourly, the crew count and how long loading takes have a bigger effect on the final bill than distance within the Kankakee service area.
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Who's moving to Kankakee, IL
Federal tax-filer migration data for Kankakee County.
65% 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 movers27% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
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 $47,443 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Illinois report $54,862. 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 Kankakee County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 43% 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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