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Moving Companies in Dayton, NJ

88
Movers nearby
45%
Insured
40
Licensed
4.04
884 reviews

Movers serving Dayton and the rest of Middlesex County generally charge $90 to $150 an hour for a two-to-three-person crew, with the total climbing as the home gets bigger.

Home SizeTypical Total
Studio / 1 Bedroom$400 - $650
2-3 Bedroom$900 - $1,900
4+ Bedroom$2,200+
Long-Distance / Out-of-State$2,000 - $5,000+

Fine Print Worth Reading

Dayton sits near Route 130, Route 1, and the Turnpike, so ask whether travel time runs from the movers' warehouse to your door and back, and when that clock starts. Get a binding or binding-not-to-exceed estimate in writing -- a non-binding quote can legally rise by 10% or more on move day.

Basic carrier liability covers only $0.60 per pound per item, so a 30-pound, $1,000 television is worth just $18 in a claim. If your condo or HOA requires a certificate of insurance, confirm your mover can issue one quickly.

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Who's moving to Dayton, NJ

Federal tax-filer migration data for Middlesex County.

47,060 households moved in or out · #75 busiest moving market in the U.S.
What kind of mover will you need?
Moving in
21,716 households arrived
72% under 50 mi 8% 50–250 mi 8% over 250 mi 12% not attributed

56% 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
25,344 households left
58% under 50 mi 11% 50–250 mi 19% over 250 mi 12% not attributed

58% 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
-3,150
18–19
-2,797
19–20
-1,978
20–21
-3,660
21–22
-3,628
22–23
Which states Dayton trades with

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

New York +4,062
7,224 in
3,162 out
Florida -2,266
697 in
2,963 out
Pennsylvania -1,074
1,080 in
2,154 out
Texas -1,423
447 in
1,870 out
California -351
550 in
901 out
Nearby, under 50 miles
Bridgewater, NJ 11 mi Elizabeth, NJ 13 mi Middletown, NJ 18 mi Jersey City, NJ 25 mi Trenton, NJ 23 mi Newark, NJ 22 mi New York, NY 26 mi Toms River, NJ 36 mi
Beyond 50 miles
Plano, TX 1,330 mi Camden, NJ 55 mi Philadelphia, PA 52 mi West Palm Beach, FL 1,013 mi Raleigh, NC 399 mi Los Angeles, CA 2,426 mi Bethlehem, PA 51 mi Houston, TX 1,393 mi

Households arriving from another state report $88,200 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New Jersey report $85,825. 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 Middlesex 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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