Moving Companies in Madison, SD
Because Madison is a smaller community, most full-service moving companies covering the area actually dispatch from Sioux Falls, roughly fifty minutes away.
Local moves under fifty miles are typically billed hourly, averaging $150 to $200 for a standard two-mover crew and truck. A studio or one-bedroom move usually totals $680 to $1,000 depending on how long loading and unloading takes, while a three-or-more bedroom home can run $2,200 to $3,500 or higher for a full-service local relocation.
What moves the final number most is crew size, whether you have heavy or specialty items like a piano or a large safe, stairs at either end, and whether you're paying for packing supplies or a packing service on top of the move itself. Getting clear on those specifics before booking — rather than working off a flat hourly guess — is the best way to keep the final bill close to the estimate.
It also helps to ask whether the quoted hourly rate already includes travel time from Sioux Falls, since that drive can quietly add to the total if it isn't factored in upfront.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Lake County.
64% arrived from elsewhere in South Dakota. 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 movers63% of departures stayed inside South Dakota. In-state moves are handled by regional carriers licensed at the state level.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Households arriving from another state report $65,886 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in South Dakota report $74,264. 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 Lake County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 65% 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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