Moving Companies in Aiea, HI
Aiea's hillside streets and older condo complexes make parking and access two of the biggest cost factors here, on top of standard hourly rates.
Labor-only help for loading or unloading a truck or container averages $80 to $82 per hour, with a full job typically totaling $330 to $740 depending on home size. A full-service crew with a truck starts around $150 to $190 per hour for two movers, rising to $230 or more per hour for larger crews during busy periods; small local jobs often start around $930 total.
Check with your HOA or property manager well ahead of time about loading dock times or elevator access — skipping this is a common way to end up with a long-carry fee. Ask if the moving truck is fully enclosed and weather-sealed, since sudden showers can ruin cardboard boxes left exposed even briefly. If you're moving during hot months, keep electronics and anything sentimental with you rather than in a non-climate-controlled truck. Moving at the end of the month or on a weekend costs more and books up faster because of military relocation season on Oahu, so a mid-week, mid-month date is the cheaper option if timing is flexible. Walk through every room and closet before your final quote — an inventory that misses items is the most common source of surprise charges on moving day.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Honolulu County.
88% 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 movers70% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
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 $73,355 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Hawaii report $69,197. 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 Honolulu County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 32% 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 Hawaii migration page →
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