The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 245 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Aurora, CO, and 57 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Aurora price measurement, only the Colorado range on the Colorado page. Moves that stay inside Colorado are licensed by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Key facts
Local rate, two movers
$100 to $150 per hour
2-bedroom interstate
$3,100 to $7,200
Intrastate regulator
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Interstate licensing
FMCSA USDOT and MC authority
Company profiles shown
5
Pricing data as of
May 2026
Quick answer
Graebel Companies is based in Aurora. Companies below are grouped by where they are documented to be located: companies based in or near Aurora, companies based elsewhere in Colorado, and movers that publish nationwide service. No numeric ranking is applied.
Common service neighborhoods: Southlands, Saddle Rock, Original Aurora, Tower.
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Aurora transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 56,416 returns moving out of Adams County, Arapahoe County and Douglas County, the counties Aurora sits in, and 58,671 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 91,596 individuals leaving and 93,720 arriving.
Aurora spans 3 counties, so these figures cover all of them: Adams County, Arapahoe County and Douglas County; returns moving between those counties are removed rather than counted as moves out of Aurora.
The counties receiving the most households from Adams County, Arapahoe County and Douglas County were Denver County (13,041 returns), Jefferson County (6,398 returns) and Weld County (2,705 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from Denver County (16,165 returns), Jefferson County (7,265 returns) and El Paso County (1,817 returns).
These figures come from federal tax return data and cover all household moves, not only those using professional movers.
How many licensed moving companies are registered in Aurora?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 245 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Aurora, and 57 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Aurora. It is not the number of companies that will serve a move there: a mover registered in a neighbouring city can take the job, and a company registered in Aurora may not.
Moving crews quoting Aurora work Southlands, Saddle Rock, Original Aurora, Tower and the surrounding areas.
Who licenses movers operating in Aurora
Movers working inside Aurora are licensed by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the Colorado page.
These companies have a documented headquarters or company location in Aurora or its metro. Placement is based on documented location information, not a numeric ranking.
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Exodus Moving & Storage files from northern Colorado with twenty-seven power units and seventeen drivers on the federal file, one of the larger owned fleets among independent movers in its region. The address on the federal filing is in Johnstown while the company publishes a Fort Collins base for customers: a filing address and a published headquarters describe different functions, both are recorded as read, and neither is treated as a correction to the other. The federal file carries a satisfactory safety rating dated 24 October 2019 following a compliance review, reported with its date as the dated snapshot it is. The company states first-party that it has operated since 1996.
Why is this company shown here?
Exodus Moving & Storage is headquartered elsewhere in CO. That does not by itself confirm an office in Aurora, and no service claim is made here.
USDOT 675502Fort Collins, CO2BR est. $1,400–$5,200
American Van Lines states first-party that it staffs moves with W2 employees rather than day labour. It requires a deposit to hold a move date, so ask what portion is refundable and by when before you pay it. We publish no BBB grade and hold no complaint dataset, so nothing here rates the company's service.
Why is this company shown here?
American Van Lines publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.
USDOT 614506Pompano Beach, FL2BR est. $2,900–$6,800
Wheaton World Wide Moving shares a parent company with Bekins and moves interstate household goods through an agent network under its own federal registration.
Why is this company shown here?
Wheaton World Wide Moving publishes broad nationwide moving service on its own site. It is shown separately from companies based in this area and its presence here is not evidence of a local office.
43 companies with a Aurora address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 16 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 16 listed below are the ones registered with the agency longest, ordered by the federal registration date, earliest first. Registration age is the agency's own record. It is not a ranking, it is not a quality judgement and it is not a recommendation.
311 active registrants in Aurora tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 139 of those carry any authority row at all. The cargo tick box is filled in by the registrant, so this list uses the agency grant instead, then sets aside general freight, trucking, logistics and courier registrants that hold the authority without presenting themselves as household movers. It is not every mover serving Aurora: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
STUDENT MOVERS INC, trading as STUDENT MOVERS
USDOT 236652 · 16456 E AIRPORT CIRCLE, AURORA, CO 80011
It filed 6 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 17, 1983, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC991855.
BUEHLER MOVING AND STORAGE LLC, trading as BUEHLER COMPANIES, ALLIANCE RELOCATION & STUDENT MOVERS
USDOT 1353870 · 16456 E AIRPORT CIRCLE, AURORA, CO 80011
It filed 38 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 30, 2005, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC519829, active as contract carrier.
USDOT 2230365 · 16346 AIRPORT CIRCLE, AURORA, CO 80011
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on November 19, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC451558, active as common carrier and contract carrier and broker.
A&H TRANSPORTATION LLC, trading as VIP MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 2992227 · 2620 S PARKER RD STE 280, AURORA, CO 80014
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 1, 2017, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC031771, active as common carrier.
USDOT 3228380 · 580 LANSING ST, AURORA, CO 80010-4615
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on January 3, 2019, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1067941, active as common carrier.
AMERICAN VAN LINES LLC, trading as ROCKY MOUNTAIN VAN LINES
USDOT 3360104 · 1530 S FLORENCE CT 302, AURORA, CO 80247
It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on November 20, 2019, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1075880, active as common carrier.
USDOT 3546001 · 12581 E 31ST AVE, AURORA, CO 80011-1804
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 7, 2021, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1185772, active as common carrier.
WE ARE THE BEST MOVING AND STORAGE LLC, trading as WE ARE THE BEST MOVING AND STORAGE
USDOT 3613512 · 4935 S CRYSTAL RD, AURORA, CO 80015
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on April 15, 2021, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1231668, active as common carrier.
It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on July 3, 2023, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1562868, active as common carrier.
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on November 24, 2025, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1779495, active as common carrier.
Data as of 2026-08-15 from the FMCSA company census, with authority status as of 2026-08-16. The query behind this list. Information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Does a federal registration mean a Colorado licence?
No. Federal registration and Colorado authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a Colorado licence or permit.
A mover operating inside Colorado needs the Household Goods Mover permit from the Colorado Public Utilities Commission.
Colorado permit numbers carry the letters HHG. Confirm a Colorado household goods mover permit through the PUC online permit search, or by calling the Colorado Public Utilities Commission on 303-894-2070.
Peak demand across Colorado runs May–September. Dates outside that window, and dates away from the last and first few days of any month, are where carriers have spare capacity — and spare capacity is what makes a crew negotiable on price.
We do not publish a percentage saving for moving off-peak in Aurora. We hold no month-by-month booking price data for this city, and a discount figure taken from a national average would not describe this market. What we can say is structural, and it holds in every market:
Mid-month beats month-end. Leases and closings cluster at the turn of the month, so that is when crews are fully booked and least flexible.
Mid-week beats the weekend. Saturday is the single most requested moving day; a Tuesday or Wednesday competes with far fewer households for the same trucks.
Off-peak beats May–September. Outside the peak window, carriers are trying to keep crews working rather than turning jobs away.
Flexibility is the lever, not the calendar alone. On an interstate move, giving the carrier a pickup window of several days rather than one fixed date is usually worth more than any single date choice, because it lets them combine your shipment with another on the same lane.
The only reliable way to price a specific date is to put the same date in front of several licensed carriers and compare written estimates. Ask each one what the same move costs two weeks earlier or later — the gap between those two numbers is your real off-peak saving in Aurora, measured on your move rather than on an average.
A tip is never part of a written estimate and never part of a binding price. It is discretionary, it is paid per mover rather than per crew, and it is handed to each mover directly at the end of the job rather than to the foreman to divide. Our working guideline scales with hours rather than with the value of the shipment, because that is how moving labour is actually priced:
$10 to $20 per mover for a job of two hours or less.
$20 to $40 per mover for a local move under four hours.
$40 to $60 per mover for a full day, meaning six hours or longer.
These are a BestMovers.info editorial guideline, not a survey result. We hold no tipping survey for Aurora and no federal record covers gratuities, so nothing here is a local figure. Read the full tipping guide for stairs, long carries, storage and interstate deliveries, where the crew that loads is not the crew that unloads.
Where can you get free moving boxes in Aurora?
Free boxes come from businesses that receive stock in cartons and throw the cartons away, and from households that finished moving last week. The sources are the same in every city, including Aurora:
Liquor stores, which have the sturdiest small boxes with dividers
Bookshops, for small boxes rated for weight
Grocery stores, for produce boxes
Offices, for paper boxes with lids
Appliance and furniture retailers, for large flat cartons
Buy Nothing groups and Facebook Marketplace
Craigslist free listings
The U-Haul box exchange
Anyone in your building who has moved in recently
Ask in the morning, when the overnight delivery has just been unpacked and the cartons have not yet been flattened. Skip anything damp, greasy or previously used for produce that leaked. The free boxes guide covers how many you need by home size — those counts are BestMovers.info planning estimates rather than measured figures — and which boxes are worth buying rather than scavenging.
There is no separate cost dataset for Aurora. Using the national estimate, a one-bedroom local move is estimated at $420–$930 and a two-bedroom local move at $630–$1,395, while a two-bedroom interstate move from Aurora is estimated at $3,000–$7,000. Final price depends on distance, packing services, and date.
When is the busiest moving season in Aurora?
Late May through August is the peak window in Aurora, with the heaviest volume around month-end weekends. Established companies commonly book out several weeks in advance during this period.
Should I get an in-home estimate or an online quote?
For local moves under 2,500 lb, an online or phone estimate is usually accurate. For interstate moves out of Aurora or 3+ bedroom households, request a video survey or in-home estimate so the binding price reflects your actual inventory.
What's the most reliable way to verify a Aurora mover?
Check the company's USDOT number on the FMCSA SAFER website, look at their BBB profile and current accreditation, and read recent reviews on Google and Yelp. Avoid any mover unwilling to share a USDOT number on request.
How long does a typical Aurora move take?
A 1-bedroom local move in Aurora usually takes 3–5 hours with two movers. A 3-bedroom local move runs 7–10 hours, and most movers won't book a same-day move past 4 PM start time.
How we evaluate Aurora movers: we verify federal registration and operating authority against FMCSA records, record carrier or broker classification, and note state licensing where the state regulator publishes it. The list above is not ranked and carries no numeric score. Read the full methodology