Moving Companies in Tunica, MS
Tunica is small enough that few movers are based in town. Most local jobs are handled by regional crews out of DeSoto County or the Memphis area instead.
What it costs
Hourly labor for loading or unloading averages about $88.07 an hour, with a typical job landing between $362.18 and $753.62. Most companies enforce a two-hour minimum. Full-service local moves for a one- to four-bedroom home range from $444 to about $3,530, depending on stairs, size, and specialty items. Long-distance jobs are priced by weight and mileage instead.
What to watch for
Because crews travel in from out of town, ask exactly when the billing clock starts, some charge from the moment they leave their depot. Moving between May and September, or right at the start or end of a month, can add 20 to 30 percent to the price. Basic liability coverage pays only 60 cents per pound, so a 30-pound television worth $1,000 nets you just $18 if it breaks.
Walk every closet and room out loud on your estimate call so the quote reflects the real volume, not a guess, and pack a first-night box with medication, chargers, and toiletries separately from everything else.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Tunica County.
72% 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 movers68% 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 $25,084 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Mississippi report $28,945. 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 Tunica 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 Mississippi migration page →
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