Moving Companies in Port Penn, DE
Moving Costs in Port Penn
Port Penn's narrow, historic streets and older properties make crew size and travel time bigger factors here than in most towns. Local rates in Delaware average $148 to $150 an hour for a standard crew.
| Crew Size | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|
| 2 Movers + Truck | $100 - $130/hour |
| 3 Movers + Truck | $150 - $180/hour |
| 4+ Movers + Truck | $200 - $250+/hour |
What a Full Move Costs
Total local costs generally run $300 to $700 for a studio or one-bedroom, $800 to $2,200 for a two-to-three-bedroom home, and $2,300 to $4,900 or more for anything larger.
What to Ask Before You Book
Many companies charge double travel time, billing for the drive from their base to your home and back again, so confirm when the clock starts and stops. Port Penn's tight, older streets can also stop a large truck from parking close to your door, which may mean a smaller shuttle vehicle and an extra fee, so describe your street and driveway upfront.
Basic liability coverage is minimal by law, just $0.60 per pound per item, so ask about Full Value Protection if you own anything valuable. Pack a bin of essentials like chargers, medication and toiletries in your own car rather than the truck. Cash tips are customary too, typically $20 to $40 per mover for a half day or $50 to $80 for a full day.
Once you know roughly what to expect, the movers listed below make it easy to compare who actually serves this stretch of New Castle County.
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Who's moving to Port Penn, DE
Federal tax-filer migration data for New Castle County.
90% 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 movers31% 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 $78,795 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Delaware report $64,134. 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 New Castle County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 36% 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 Delaware migration page →
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