Moving Companies in Peoria, IL
How timing drives moving costs in Peoria
For a local move within Peoria or surrounding counties, you will almost always pay by the hour. Rates run from $100 to $175+ per hour, including a truck and a crew of 2–3 people. A smaller labor-only job may fall to $80–$120 per hour.
Most local jobs land between $450 and $2,500 total, depending on home size. If your move goes 50+ miles outside Peoria, pricing shifts from hourly to a flat rate based on weight, volume, and mileage.
Before you book
Ask when the hourly clock starts. Many Illinois movers add travel time or double the hourly rate for the drive from the shop to your starting address and back again after the unload. Request a binding not-to-exceed estimate after an in-person or virtual walkthrough; a non-binding estimate may pass the agreed amount by 10% or more on moving day.
On moving day
Rain, snow, or ice can double the time stairs and ramps take, especially near the bluffs or tight older streets. Since the job is billed hourly, that slower pace raises the final charge. Confirm ahead of time whether disassembly is included.
At the end of the job
Cash tips commonly run $20–$40 per mover for a half-day and $50+ per mover for a full day.
Compare options below to match your move’s timing and budget.
Free · no obligation
Quotes from movers in Peoria, IL
Two answers below and we pass your move to licensed companies from this page. No account, no fee to you.
Filter & sort 1 Rating, reviews, fleet, licence
Best Movers in Peoria, IL
Ranked by popularity. Licensing, insurance and photos shown for each.
Who's moving to Peoria, IL
Federal tax-filer migration data for Peoria County.
55% 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 movers35% 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 $65,810 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Illinois report $54,130. 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 Peoria 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 →
How much truck space do you need?
I’m moving a that’s .
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.