Local pricing applies to any move that starts and ends in the same state and runs under 150 miles. We pick up across the region, so that means New Jersey to New Jersey — but equally Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania, or Connecticut to Connecticut. Crossing a state line makes it long-distance instead, however short the actual drive, and so does an in-state move of 150 miles or more.
Local NJ moves are billed hourly at $75 per worker, with crew size scaled to your shipment's cubic footage — 3 workers up to 900cf, 4 workers up to 1,799cf, 5 up to 2,700cf, and 6 beyond that. On-site time is based on 60cf of productivity per worker per hour, with a 2-hour minimum. Travel time is calculated from actual mileage (our base to your pickup, pickup to destination, destination back to our base) at 60 miles per hour, with a 3-hour minimum — so the lowest a local move runs is 5 billed hours total (2 on-site + 3 travel), regardless of how small the job is.
| Home size | Crew | Est. on-site | Est. total* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | 3 workers | 2 hrs (min) | $1,125-$1,350 |
| 1BR | 3 workers | 3 hrs | $1,350-$1,575 |
| 2BR | 3 workers | 4 hrs | $1,575-$1,800 |
| 3BR | 4 workers | 4 hrs | $2,100-$2,400 |
| 4BR+ | 4 workers | 6 hrs | $2,700-$3,000 |
*Assumes minimum (3hr) travel time. Actual travel time depends on real distance between pickup and delivery addresses. A 15% fuel surcharge is applied to every estimate, then fully credited back for local moves — no net effect. Estimates for planning purposes — actual on-site time depends on stairs, packing needs, and access. A ballpark range, not an estimate.
Any move that starts and ends in the same state and runs under 150 miles. A New Jersey to New Jersey move is local — and so is Pennsylvania to Pennsylvania, or Connecticut to Connecticut, since we pick up across the region. Crossing a state line makes a move long-distance however short the drive: Jersey City to Newark is local, while the shorter hop across the river into Manhattan is not. So does distance inside a state — Brooklyn to Buffalo runs on the long-distance tariff.
Minutes from our base — often same-week booking.
Local hourly rate throughout North Jersey.
Still local — same hourly pricing applies.
New Jersey regulates moves that start and end inside the state, and gives you specific rights that do not apply to an interstate move. The state publishes a notice setting them out, and we are required to put it in your hands before you sign anything.
The State of New Jersey's notice on using public movers and warehousemen — estimates, valuation, claims, tariffs and how to complain. Published by the Division of Consumer Affairs.
You do not have to come looking for it. Any New Jersey to New Jersey estimate we email includes this notice attached, from the first estimate onward — so you have it well before there is anything to sign.
Questions about the rules, or about us: the Office of Consumer Protection, 124 Halsey Street, Newark NJ 07101, (973) 504-6200.
Tell us your move date and home size — we'll give you a real hourly estimate.
