Moving Companies in Surf City, NJ
How much does a local move cost here?
It depends on crew size. Two movers with a truck run $150 to $190 an hour and suit a studio or small one-bedroom, totaling $560 to $1,200. Three movers run $185 to $230 an hour for a two-to-three-bedroom home, totaling $1,170 to $2,120. Four movers run $220 to $300 an hour for a larger three-bedroom-plus home, totaling $2,000 to $3,500 or more.
Why would a crew take longer than expected?
Stairs, a long walking path from the door to the truck, and any packing services all add time, and time is what drives the hourly total up. If your home falls between two crew sizes, the extra mover on the bigger crew often costs less overall than the extra hours a smaller crew would need to finish the same job.
Is pricing different for moving onto Long Beach Island?
Surf City sits on Long Beach Island, and local New Jersey movers generally bill by the hour plus a travel or truck fee rather than a flat rate, whether you're crossing from the mainland or moving within town.
Match your home size to the crew sizes above, then look through the movers listed below to see who serves this stretch of the island.
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Who's moving to Surf City, NJ
Federal tax-filer migration data for Ocean County.
59% 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 movers42% 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 $82,063 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New Jersey report $110,046. 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 Ocean County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 17% 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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