Moving Companies in Ely, NV
Ely is a small, remote town in White Pine County, and most movers who cover it are actually based out of Reno, Las Vegas, or nearby Utah, so expect a travel or dispatch charge added on top of the base rate. Local jobs under roughly 50 to 100 miles are billed by the hour, while a move to a Nevada city or out of state is priced by weight and distance instead. Across Nevada, typical moving costs run from $574 to $2,124 overall. If your budget is tight, hiring help just to load and unload a truck you rent yourself is usually the cheapest route, though someone still has to cover the extra miles to reach you.
| Home Size | Typical Local Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $500 – $1,000 |
| 3–4 Bedroom House | $1,500 – $3,500+ |
| Hourly Crew Rate | $100 – $200+ / hour |
| Move Type | Typical Rate |
|---|---|
| Long-distance / interstate | $2,000 – $10,000+ |
| Labor-only (you rent the truck) | $50 – $90 / mover / hour |
Because rates swing so much with distance and dispatch fees out here, it is worth comparing a few quotes side by side using the movers listed below before you settle on one.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for White Pine County.
55% 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 movers52% of departures stayed inside Nevada. 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 $66,191 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Nevada report $73,882. 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 White Pine County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 76% 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 Nevada migration page →
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