Moving Companies in Rathdrum, ID
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Rathdrum sits just north of Coeur d'Alene, and most crews here bill by the hour rather than a flat rate. A two-mover crew typically runs $85 to $95 an hour with a two-hour minimum, and a full local move averages $969 to $1,480. If you rent your own truck and just need loading help, labor-only rates run around $85 an hour, with full jobs totaling $340 to $710.
A few habits keep the bill down. Ask exactly when the hourly clock starts — some companies count the drive from Coeur d'Alene or Spokane, not just time spent in your home. Bulky items like a piano, large gun safe, or oversized armoire often trigger a hidden $100 to $300 heavy-item fee, so mention them upfront instead of letting the crew discover them on site. Basic liability coverage only pays $0.60 per pound per item, meaning a dropped 30-pound, $1,000 television nets just $18 — ask about full value protection if you own anything worth more. Packing your own essentials box and shoveling driveways ahead of a winter move also keeps hours, and cost, down.
For a sense of who actually services this stretch of Kootenai County, check the movers below.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Kootenai County.
85% 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 movers34% 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
Rathdrum refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $90,891 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Idaho report $58,366. 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 Kootenai County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 38% 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 Idaho migration page →
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