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Moving Companies in Cedar Grove, NJ

258
Movers nearby
53%
Insured
130
Licensed
3.73
2,944 reviews

The fastest way to land at the low end of these ranges is preparation and timing, not luck.

A studio or one-bedroom with a two-person crew runs $550 to $900 over two to four hours; a two-to-three bedroom home with three-plus movers runs $900 to $1,900 over four to seven hours. Since you're billed by the hour, disassembling furniture yourself, boxing everything ahead of time, and clearing a path to the door all shave time — and cost — off the job. Confirm the company is licensed with the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, since New Jersey requires an in-home or thorough virtual walkthrough before they can hand you a binding price; skip anyone offering a phone-only quote. If Cedar Grove's narrower streets mean the truck needs to block a lane for hours, check with the township about a parking permit ahead of time rather than paying for delays.

Statewide, a typical local move averages around $900, with a studio nearer $550 and a larger home near $1,900; leaving New Jersey shifts pricing to weight and distance, from about $1,800 up to $8,500 or more. Basic coverage pays only $0.60 per pound per item, so weigh whether Full Value Protection is worth it. See the Cedar Grove movers below for companies that spell this out clearly.

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Who's moving to Cedar Grove, NJ

Federal tax-filer migration data for Essex County.

42,947 households moved in or out · #83 busiest moving market in the U.S.
What kind of mover will you need?
Moving in
19,593 households arrived
73% under 50 mi 8% 50–250 mi 7% over 250 mi 11% not attributed

51% arrived from elsewhere in New Jersey. 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.

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Moving out
23,354 households left
60% under 50 mi 13% 50–250 mi 15% over 250 mi 12% not attributed

60% 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
Net household change, five years
-1,778
18–19
-3,450
19–20
-4,176
20–21
-4,174
21–22
-3,761
22–23
Which states Cedar Grove trades with

Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.

New York +4,079
8,658 in
4,579 out
Florida -1,564
839 in
2,403 out
838 in
1,828 out
California -195
445 in
640 out
Texas -717
160 in
877 out
Nearby, under 50 miles
Elizabeth, NJ 9 mi Jersey City, NJ 8 mi Paterson, NJ 11 mi New York, NY 16 mi Hackensack, NJ 13 mi Parsippany, NJ 16 mi New Brunswick, NJ 22 mi New York, NY 13 mi
Beyond 50 miles
Toms River, NJ 55 mi Mount Laurel, NJ 63 mi West Palm Beach, FL 1,035 mi Los Angeles, CA 2,434 mi Philadelphia, PA 72 mi Camden, NJ 76 mi Fort Lauderdale, FL 1,068 mi Orlando, FL 938 mi

Households arriving from another state report $95,373 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New Jersey report $97,214. 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 Essex County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 12% 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 New Jersey migration page →

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1,150
cubic feet — what a local crew loads
8,050 lb what a long-distance carrier quotes on
26 ft rental truck, if you drive it yourself

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.

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