Moving Companies in Petal, MS
Movers serving Petal and the greater Hattiesburg area charge around $105 an hour for a two- to three-person crew, with rates running as high as $150 depending on crew size.
The minimum-charge trap
Most companies enforce a two- to three-hour minimum, so even a short job can start at $210 to $350 in labor alone before anything else is added.
What full-service moves run
A studio or one-bedroom typically costs $450 to $900 locally. A two- or three-bedroom home runs $1,000 to $2,200, and a four-bedroom-plus house can reach $2,500 to $3,600 or more. Long-distance moves are priced by weight and mileage instead of an hourly rate, so ask for an in-home or detailed virtual walkthrough before accepting any quote.
Other pitfalls to watch
Get everything in writing, confirm whether the quoted rate includes travel time to and from your home, and ask how heavy or bulky items like pianos are priced before moving day.
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Who's moving to Petal, MS
Federal tax-filer migration data for Forrest County.
71% arrived from elsewhere in Mississippi. Most arrivals are in-state moves, so a regional company will usually cover it — check interstate authority only if you're crossing a state line.
See licensed movers42% 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 $50,857 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Mississippi report $44,439. 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 Forrest County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 40% 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 Mississippi migration page →
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