Moving Companies in Summit, NJ
Summit-area movers bill by the hour, and the total scales with home size and crew count.
| Home size | Typical total |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom (2 movers) | $415-$600 |
| 2-bedroom (3 movers) | $900-$1,500 |
| 3-bedroom (4 movers) | $1,750-$2,300+ |
On top of the base price, a few extra charges are worth budgeting for.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Labor-only help | $88/hr or $340-$740 flat |
| Travel time surcharge | 1-2 extra hours |
| Out-of-state move | from $2,050 |
| Basic liability | $0.60/lb per item |
Summit's downtown parking rules mean a truck left too long near the train station can draw a fine, so check on a street permit ahead of time, and push for a binding or not-to-exceed estimate rather than a phone guess - a non-binding one can legally rise 10% or more on delivery. Moving mid-week and mid-month tends to land a lower rate than a weekend at month's end. The directory below lists movers serving Summit directly.
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Who's moving to Summit, NJ
Federal tax-filer migration data for Union County.
60% 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.
See licensed movers64% 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 $99,314 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New Jersey report $94,712. 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 Union County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 13% 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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