Moving Companies in Hot Springs, SD
Hot Springs sits in the southern Black Hills, and because it's a smaller town, most crews dispatch from Rapid City about an hour away — which usually means a travel or trip fee added to the bill. Ask directly whether that's charged hourly or as a flat rate before booking.
Local hourly rates typically run $150 to $200 for a standard two-to-three person crew and truck, with a full local move totaling $700 to $2,500 depending on home size. Moving out of state or a long distance within South Dakota shifts the pricing model to weight and mileage, ranging anywhere from $1,200 to over $6,000. Renting a truck yourself and handling the labor separately is the cheapest route, typically $60 to $130 for a local day plus fuel.
The town's canyon setting adds a wrinkle: steep hills, winding roads, and older homes with tight driveways sometimes mean a full-size truck can't reach the door, requiring a smaller shuttle vehicle and extra labor time — worth mentioning your exact street layout upfront. Basic liability coverage is thin by law, just $0.60 per pound per item, so a dropped $1,000 television weighing 30 pounds would only be covered for about $18. Booking mid-week and mid-month during the off-season, rather than the busier May-through-September stretch, tends to bring the lowest rates.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Fall River County.
64% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers53% of departures left the state. Interstate moves are priced by weight and distance, and the carrier must hold active interstate operating authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Households arriving from another state report $74,195 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in South Dakota report $66,939. 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 Fall River County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 74% 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 South Dakota migration page →
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