Moving Companies in Lakewood, CO
Local moves in Lakewood are usually billed by the hour, and the rate depends mostly on crew size. Use the table below to compare common cost and coverage figures before you book.
| Cost or policy item | Typical figure |
|---|---|
| Two-person crew hourly average | $120 per hour |
| Three-to-four-person crew hourly range | $150 - $200+ per hour |
| Studio or small one-bedroom total | $200 - $450 |
| Two-bedroom home or apartment total | $800 - $1,200 (averages around $977) |
| Three-plus-bedroom home total | $1,500 - $4,000+ |
| Common minimum billing window | 2-to-3-hour minimum |
| Basic liability coverage | $0.60 per pound per item |
| Example payout for a 30-pound, $1,000 television | $18 |
| Peak season | May through September |
Ask ahead about stair, long-carry, and heavy-item fees, because those can raise the final amount unexpectedly.
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Who's moving to Lakewood, CO
Federal tax-filer migration data for Jefferson County.
63% arrived from elsewhere in Colorado. 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 movers56% 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 $87,373 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Colorado report $82,518. 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 Jefferson County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 18% 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 Colorado migration page →
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