Moving Companies in Wallace, ID
Wallace is small enough that full-service movers usually dispatch from nearby hubs such as Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, or Spokane, so expect a travel or fuel fee added to the local hourly rate — ask upfront whether drive time to and from your home is included in the clock.
Local moves under roughly 50 to 100 miles are billed hourly, typically $50 to $90 per hour per mover, with a standard 2-to-3-bedroom move running $1,000 to $2,500 depending on stairs and heavy items. Long-distance moves are priced by weight and mileage instead, starting around $4,890 and running roughly $0.50 to $0.80 per pound.
Local quirks to plan around
Wallace's older miners' cottages often have narrow stairwells and tight corners; flag these before moving day or the crew may add a long-carry charge to protect the trim and walls. Mountain weather can close in fast between October and April — ice on steep residential streets can delay a truck or make a driveway impassable, though booking in that window can also cut rates by 15% to 25%. A non-binding estimate can legally increase by 10% or more if the company says your load weighed more than quoted, so ask for a binding number in writing. If the hourly rate is tight for your budget, hiring labor-only help to load a rental truck yourself is usually the cheaper route.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Shoshone County.
50% 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 movers60% of departures left the state. Interstate moves are priced by weight and distance, and the carrier must hold active interstate operating authority.
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Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $59,011 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Idaho report $52,869. 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 Shoshone County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 61% 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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