The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 29 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Boise, ID, and 16 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Boise price measurement, only the Idaho range on the Idaho page. Idaho does not license intrastate household goods movers separately.
Key facts
Local rate, two movers
$90 to $135 per hour
2-bedroom interstate
$2,600 to $6,200
Intrastate regulator
No state licensing program
Interstate licensing
FMCSA USDOT and MC authority
Company profiles shown
4
Pricing data as of
May 2026
Quick answer
We do not yet hold a company profile documented as based in Boise or elsewhere in Idaho. This page shows movers that publish nationwide service, alongside pricing, licensing and federal filing data.
Common service neighborhoods: North End, East End, Downtown, Boise Bench.
How far is Boise from the places people move to most?
Boise to Seattle, WA is 491 driving miles, about 9 hours behind the wheel, with a typical transit of 2 to 5 days.
Boise to Salt Lake City, UT is 340 driving miles, about 6 hours behind the wheel, with a typical transit of 2 to 4 days.
Driving distances and transit windows from the routes dataset; transit days are carrier delivery spreads, not guarantees.
Estimate your Boise moving cost
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Boise transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 14,301 returns moving out of Ada County, the county Boise sits in, and 16,745 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 24,782 individuals leaving and 28,719 arriving.
The counties receiving the most households from Ada County were Canyon County (3,601 returns), Maricopa County, AZ (334 returns) and King County, WA (266 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from Canyon County (2,868 returns), Orange County, CA (441 returns) and Los Angeles County, CA (440 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 Boise?
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 29 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Boise, and 16 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Boise. 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 Boise may not.
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
North American Van Lines is part of SIRVA and moves interstate household goods through an agent-affiliate network. The federal registration shown here belongs to the van line, not to the local agent that loads the truck.
Why is this company shown here?
North 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.
United Van Lines is the largest brand under UniGroup and publishes the annual National Movers Study. It offers shipment tracking and a published claims process; we hold no dataset that compares its claims outcomes with other carriers.
Why is this company shown here?
United 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.
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.
6 companies with a Boise address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 4 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 4 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.
37 active registrants in Boise tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 22 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 Boise: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
VANTAGE MOVING SOLUTIONS LLC
USDOT 3408792 · 10673 W LAKE HAZEL RD, BOISE, ID 83709-5453
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 14, 2020, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1360776, active as common carrier.
BOISE LOCAL BOYS INC, trading as IDAHO PREMIER MOVING SERVICES
USDOT 3630795 · 262 E LAKE RIM LN, BOISE, ID 83716
It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 9, 2021, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1243837, active as common carrier.
USDOT 4177107 · 2007 S PENNINGER DR, BOISE, ID 83709
It filed 0 power units, registered with the FMCSA on January 9, 2024, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1607620, 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 Idaho licence?
No. Federal registration and Idaho authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a Idaho licence or permit.
Idaho publishes no licence lookup we have verified.
When is the cheapest time to move in Boise?
Peak demand across Idaho 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 Boise. 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 Boise, 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 Boise 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 Boise?
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 Boise:
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.
Frequently asked questions
How much do movers cost in Boise?
There is no separate cost dataset for Boise. 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 Boise is estimated at $3,000–$7,000. Final price depends on distance, packing services, and date.
When is the busiest moving season in Boise?
Late May through August is the peak window in Boise, 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 Boise 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 Boise 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 Boise move take?
A 1-bedroom local move in Boise 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 Boise 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
