Moving Companies in Rangely, CO
How Rangely’s Location Affects a Move
Rangely is a remote mountain and energy-sector community in Rio Blanco County, so few if any large full-service moving companies have a physical presence inside city limits. Full-service jobs usually depend on crews coming from Grand Junction, about 1.5 to 2 hours away via CO-139 over Douglas Pass, or from Vernal, Utah, about an hour west.
Typical Moving Prices for Rangely
| Service | Typical Cost or Rate | What It Usually Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Local move, hourly | $25 - $50 per mover per hour, plus a truck fee | Labor, loading/unloading, and basic transit equipment. |
| Common 2–3 mover team rate | $115 - $180 per hour | Total hourly crew rate. |
| Regional travel surcharge | $2.00 - $4.00+ per extra mile, or a flat trip fee | Covers deadhead travel from Grand Junction or Vernal. |
| Long-distance move | $1,500 - $4,000+ | Full inventory transport, fuel, mileage, and standard valuation coverage. |
Mountain-Town Logistics to Watch
- Travel-time billing can add 3 to 4 billable hours when crews drive over Douglas Pass; get in writing when the clock starts.
- CO-139 reaches above 8,200 feet at Douglas Pass and can face winter blizzards, high winds, or closures from late October through April; keep a backup date.
- If residential streets are narrow, unpaved, or cannot turn around a 26-foot commercial box truck, expect a shuttle fee to transfer items to a smaller vehicle.
- Request a binding not-to-exceed estimate so remote variables such as fuel surcharges and long drive times do not raise the final price beyond the agreed cap.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Rio Blanco County.
53% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers59% of departures left the state. Interstate moves are priced by weight and distance, and the carrier must hold active interstate operating authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Households arriving from another state report $55,116 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Colorado report $54,741. 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 Rio Blanco County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 85% 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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