Moving Companies in Pierre, SD
Local movers in Pierre typically charge $100 to $200 an hour for a two-person crew with a truck, while labor-only help — just muscle to load a rental truck — runs closer to $50 to $80 an hour per mover.
Because Pierre is a smaller market, many jobs are handled by regional South Dakota companies or hourly labor services rather than large national van lines, and a company dispatching a truck from Sioux Falls or Rapid City may add a travel or portal-to-portal fee to cover the drive. Stairs or a long carry from the truck to your door — common with narrow streets or tight driveways — can also add to the bill, so mention your building's layout when getting a quote.
Before booking, verify a company's credentials through the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation. Basic liability coverage is required but thin, typically just $0.60 per pound per item, so higher-value furniture or electronics are worth asking about additional protection for. Central South Dakota weather can shift fast, from high winds to winter storms, so it's worth asking upfront how a company handles delays on state highways during bad conditions.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Hughes County.
60% 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 $60,039 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in South Dakota report $62,391. 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 Hughes County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 71% 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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