Moving Companies in Chelsea, NY
Chelsea moves often mean tight walk-ups, crosstown traffic around 14th or 23rd Streets, and building management rules. Local jobs are usually billed by the hour according to crew size, with a separate travel or truck fee. Most apartment moves use two movers, and a studio often takes two movers about two to three hours.
Typical base price points for apartment moves are listed below.
| Base price | Figure |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate per mover | $85–$110 |
| Average NYC local move | $1,050 |
| Studio apartment total | $400–$700 |
| 1-bedroom apartment total | $800–$1,200 |
| 2-bedroom apartment total | $1,200–$2,200 |
Fees and surcharges beyond the hourly total may include the items below.
| Surcharge | When it applies |
|---|---|
| Base travel / truck fee | Added to the labor total for the move |
| Long carry | Applied when movers must cover long hallways or entrance distances |
| Stairs without an elevator | Charged per flight when items must be carried |
| Heavy specialty items | May apply for pieces such as a piano |
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Richmond County.
75% arrived from elsewhere in New York. 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 movers57% 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 $59,507 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in New York report $56,975. 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 Richmond County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 18% 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 York migration page →
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