Moving Labor in Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is the largest city by area in the continental U.S., which means moves can involve serious drive time. Hire movers who know Riverside, San Marco, and the beach communities.
Moving in Jacksonville
Jacksonville's massive geographic footprint shapes its move market. Downtown, Riverside, and San Marco have older single-family and historic loft moves. Beach communities — Jax Beach, Neptune Beach, Atlantic Beach — have their own logistics. Growing suburbs in Nocatee and St. Johns County have easy truck access and heavy family move volume. Naval Station Mayport and NAS Jacksonville drive PCS moves.
Common Jacksonville move types
Jacksonville neighborhoods
What movers cost in Jacksonville
Two ways to hire: book an individual mover directly at their posted hourly rate, or Post My Move and pick one of these four standardized Move Board rates. Every mover who joins your Jacksonville crew is paid at the same rate.
- • Loading trucks
- • Unloading trucks
- • Carrying furniture
- • Storage units
- • Basic residential moves
- • Furniture assembly
- • Heavy furniture
- • Appliance moving
- • Dolly
- • Moving straps
- • Basic hand tools
- • Full-home moves
- • Long-distance loading
- • Furniture protection
- • Dolly
- • Moving straps
- • Basic hand tools
- • Shrink wrap
- • Piano moving
- • Safe moving
- • Antiques
- • High-value furniture
- • Specialty projects
Rates are per mover, per hour. A three-person crew at $45/hr costs $135/hr in labor. Every booking has a two-hour minimum per mover, and you pre-book the hours you expect to need.
| Labor: 2 movers × 4 hours × $45/hr (Equipped) | $360.00 |
| Fuel reimbursement (if applicable) | $20.00 |
| Platform booking fee (flat) | $49.00 |
| Tip (optional, 100% to crew) | $50.00 |
| Total | $479.00 |
Illustrative example for a typical two-bedroom move in Jacksonville. Your final price depends on the rate you choose (or the mover's listed rate on direct bookings), your crew size, and the hours worked.
Simple, secure payments
Pay the flat $49 booking fee to reserve your move.
Twenty-four hours before your move, the remaining labor balance is securely held so everything is ready when your movers arrive.
Check your movers in with your unique Move PIN. Verify your team when the move is complete, then tap Pay My Movers to release payment.