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Moving Companies in Ralston, NE

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71%
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4.57★
10,516 reviews

Local moves in Ralston and the greater Omaha area typically run $150 to $250 per hour for a two- to three-mover crew and a truck. Most local movers enforce a 2-hour minimum charge, plus a one-time travel or fuel fee to cover the drive from their depot to your home and back.

Oversized or fragile specialty items — a piano, a gun safe, a large hot tub — usually carry a separate flat surcharge of $100 to $300 or more, since they need extra equipment and crew. Weekend slots, month-end dates, and summer bookings all tend to cost more, so scheduling mid-week in the middle of the month is the cheaper play.

Basic carrier liability included with most movers is low, often around 60 cents per pound per item, so ask about full-value protection if you own expensive furniture or electronics. Confirm your mover is registered with the Nebraska Public Service Commission before booking, and have drawers emptied and boxes taped before the crew arrives so you're not paying hourly rates for prep work. See who's available among the movers listed below.

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Best Movers in Ralston, NE

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What customers say in Ralston, NE

★★★★★★★★★★ Google
We usually move ourselves, but we are older and we were recommended Chieftain. They were awesome! Handled everything with care and didn’t waste time (didn’t even stop for a donut). Highly recommend them! Thank you Jordan and Clay! Patty M.
Triple G
Chieftain Van Lines INC · Sep 2024
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Needed a fast and reliable move. Called Jenny and she got the job done.
Greg Leger
Chieftain Van Lines INC · Sep 2024
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Great family-owned and operated business. We used them three times already. Very nice and respectable. Very flexible with our chaotic schedule as well. They stand behind their work! Even had one of the lower prices!
John
Chieftain Van Lines INC · Sep 2024
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
We usually move ourselves, but we are older and we were recommended Chieftain. They were awesome! Handled everything with care and didn’t waste time (didn’t even stop for a donut). Highly recommend them! Thank you Jordan and Clay! Patty M.
Triple G
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2024
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Great family-owned and operated business. We used them three times already. Very nice and respectable. Very flexible with our chaotic schedule as well. They stand behind their work! Even had one of the lower prices!
John
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2024
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Needed a fast and reliable move. Called Jenny and she got the job done.
Greg Leger
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2024
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Incredibly personalized service. Could not be more pleased, Really, outstanding customer service, timeliness and completely professional.
Timothy Huerter
Chieftain Van Lines INC · Sep 2023
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
I have worked with chieftain vanlines for over 40 years for moves. This family owned business is amazing. For local and across the state moves, trust Chieftain. Competitive pricing and I time service.
Catherine Davis
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2023
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
I have worked with chieftain vanlines for over 40 years for moves. This family owned business is amazing. For local and across the state moves, trust Chieftain. Competitive pricing and I time service.
Catherine Davis
Chieftain Van Lines INC · Sep 2023
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Incredibly personalized service. Could not be more pleased, Really, outstanding customer service, timeliness and completely professional.
Timothy Huerter
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2023
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
The team both on pickup and delivery was professional, friendly, asked for direction, took great care of our belongings and protected our homes from potential damage. The cost was reasonable. We were able to store our belongings on the trailer during the almost 8 weeks between pickup and delivery. W...
Barb Pille
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2022
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
We are military PCSing overseas for the first time. We've never dealt with movers and heard so many horror stories. I highly doubt anything bad will happen to our stuff thanks to Chieftain Van Lines :) They were extremely professional, super kind, and very through in their packing. They brought us a...
Elizabeth Squires
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2022
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
We are military PCSing overseas for the first time. We've never dealt with movers and heard so many horror stories. I highly doubt anything bad will happen to our stuff thanks to Chieftain Van Lines :) They were extremely professional, super kind, and very through in their packing. They brought us a...
Elizabeth Squires
Chieftain Van Lines INC · Sep 2022
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
The team both on pickup and delivery was professional, friendly, asked for direction, took great care of our belongings and protected our homes from potential damage. The cost was reasonable. We were able to store our belongings on the trailer during the almost 8 weeks between pickup and delivery. W...
Barb Pille
Chieftain Van Lines INC · Sep 2022
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
We used Chieftain Van Lines for our move from Omaha NE to Leander TX , They are very friendly, honest , people. From the owner to the movers, I could not have asked for a better experience. Our furniture was protected by blankets, our rails were covered by them with other blankets. After arriving in...
Carol Kozel
Dudley's Transcontinental Movers · Sep 2021

Who's moving to Ralston, NE

Federal tax-filer migration data for Douglas County.

-396 net households
What kind of mover will you need?
Moving in
14,272 households arrived
44% under 50 mi 11% 50–250 mi 16% over 250 mi 29% not attributed

55% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.

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Moving out
14,668 households left
44% under 50 mi 7% 50–250 mi 21% over 250 mi 28% not attributed

44% 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
Net household change, five years
-245
18–19
-1,035
19–20
-1,744
20–21
-870
21–22
-396
22–23
Which states Ralston trades with

Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.

Iowa -176
1,909 in
2,085 out
Texas -373
684 in
1,057 out
Colorado -136
607 in
743 out
Arizona -117
408 in
525 out
California +204
537 in
333 out
Nearby, under 50 miles
Bellevue, NE 8 mi Council Bluffs, IA 14 mi Lincoln, NE 45 mi Blair, NE 17 mi Fremont, NE 28 mi Plattsmouth, NE 22 mi Wahoo, NE 26 mi Missouri Valley, IA 31 mi
Beyond 50 miles
Phoenix, AZ 1,026 mi Chicago, IL 432 mi Kansas City, MO 178 mi Des Moines, IA 128 mi Los Angeles, CA 1,306 mi Houston, TX 792 mi Overland Park, KS 176 mi Dallas, TX 585 mi

Households arriving from another state report $64,867 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Nebraska report $64,077. 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 Douglas County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 29% 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 Nebraska migration page →

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1,150
cubic feet — what a local crew loads
8,050 lb what a long-distance carrier quotes on
26 ft rental truck, if you drive it yourself

Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.

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