The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 953 household goods registrants whose physical address is in Houston, TX, and 194 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. BestMovers.info holds no Houston price measurement, only the Texas range on the Texas page. Moves that stay inside Texas are licensed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division.
Houston's moving market runs on energy-sector relocations, summer heat, and a sprawling metro where 'across town' can mean 35 miles. Here's how licensed Houston movers price the work and what to watch for in 2026.
Common service neighborhoods: Heights, Montrose, Midtown, River Oaks, Energy Corridor, The Woodlands.
Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Brittany Evans · Last reviewed August 2026
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Houston's moving market runs on energy-sector relocations, summer heat, and a sprawling metro where 'across town' can mean 35 miles. Here's how licensed Houston movers price the work and what to watch for in 2026.
Houston is the largest metropolitan area in Texas by population and the second-largest energy hub in the country. Corporate relocations — Exxon, Chevron, Halliburton, Schlumberger, and the entire med-center cluster — drive a steady year-round volume of moves that other Texas cities don't have.
The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) regulates intrastate household-goods movers, requiring a TXDOT-MC number distinct from federal USDOT. Always verify both before booking — a mover claiming to do interstate work without an active USDOT is operating illegally.
Interstate from Houston is dominated by lanes east (to Florida, Atlanta, Nashville) and west (to Phoenix, LA). Capacity is generally good outside hurricane evacuation events. Use the moving cost calculator for a route-specific baseline.
TxDMV regulates intrastate moves with required written estimates and bonded carriers. Hourly billing is standard inside Houston metro; flat-rate quotes common for cross-Texas moves.
Federal FMCSA jurisdiction. Always verify the USDOT and confirm carrier vs broker. Houston has a higher concentration of inbound brokers than most Texas cities.
May through September is peak in Houston, driven by school-calendar timing and summer corporate transfers. Hurricane season (June–November) introduces the risk of last-minute reschedules; book a backup plan if you're moving during storm activity.
The only moving cost range BestMovers.info holds for Houston is the Texas statewide range, and it is published in full on the Texas page.
Driving distances and transit windows from the routes dataset; transit days are carrier delivery spreads, not guarantees.
Get a personalized estimate before any sales call. Editorial estimate based on broader national moving-cost data; BestMovers.info does not maintain a separate Houston transaction-price dataset.
IRS county migration data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records 98,785 returns moving out of Fort Bend County, Harris County, Montgomery County and Waller County, the counties Houston sits in, and 103,329 moving in. A return approximates a household rather than a person. Those filings cover 176,085 individuals leaving and 184,373 arriving.
Houston spans 4 counties, so these figures cover all of them: Fort Bend County, Harris County, Montgomery County and Waller County; returns moving between those counties are removed rather than counted as moves out of Houston.
The counties receiving the most households from Fort Bend County, Harris County, Montgomery County and Waller County were Brazoria County (6,772 returns), Galveston County (4,915 returns) and Travis County (4,099 returns).
Arrivals came mainly from Brazoria County (4,831 returns), Galveston County (4,060 returns) and Travis County (3,123 returns).
These figures come from federal tax return data and cover all household moves, not only those using professional movers.
IRS SOI county outflow fileIRS SOI county inflow fileData as of tax filing years 2022 to 2023
The FMCSA motor carrier census lists 953 registrants carrying household goods whose physical address is in Houston, and 194 of those are classified by FMCSA as interstate operations. That figure counts companies whose federal registration lists an address in Houston. 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 Houston may not.
FMCSA motor carrier census, Company Census FileData as of 2026-08-10
Moving crews quoting Houston work Heights, Montrose, Midtown, River Oaks, Energy Corridor, The Woodlands and the surrounding areas.
Movers working inside Houston are licensed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division, whose licence, lookup route and complaint channel are set out on the Texas page.
These companies have a documented headquarters or company location in Houston or its metro. Placement is based on documented location information, not a numeric ranking.
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Global mover with strong international corporate-relocation business. Domestic US moves are available but not the primary focus.
Crown Relocations publishes its headquarters in Houston, TX.
Global relocation operator with offices on six continents. Best fit for international relocations rather than purely domestic US moves.
Santa Fe Relocation publishes its headquarters in Houston, TX.
Long-running Houston-area mover with consistent on-time delivery in the Texas Triangle. Strong choice for Gulf Coast hurricane-season scheduling.
Shumate's Moving & Storage publishes its headquarters in Houston, TX.
These companies publish broad nationwide moving service and are shown separately from locally or state-based companies.
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.
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.
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.
158 companies with a Houston address on their federal registration hold a granted household goods authority from the FMCSA, and 74 of those identify as a moving business in their legal or trade name. The 30 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.
1363 active registrants in Houston tick household goods among their cargo types on the census form, and 669 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 Houston: a company based elsewhere may serve the city, and a registered address is not a service area.
JOHNNIE T MELIA CO INC, trading as JOHNNIE T. MELIA MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 436264 · 2527 FAIRWAY PARK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77092-7606
It filed 8 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 12, 1991, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC303554, active as common carrier and contract carrier.
A BETTER TRIPP MOVING & STORAGE COMPANY
USDOT 679167 · 5400 MITCHELLDALE SUITE B-1, HOUSTON, TX 77092
It filed 6 power units, registered with the FMCSA on March 4, 1997, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC316547, active as common carrier.
NATIONWIDE MOVERS CORP
USDOT 827081 · 1345 N SHEPHERD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77008
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on September 9, 1999, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC367234.
DRAGON MOVING SYSTEMS INC, trading as LEWIS VAN LINES
USDOT 874201 · 5010 KINGFISHER DR, HOUSTON, TX 77035
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on April 20, 2000, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC383195, active as common carrier.
A-ROCKET MOVING & DELIVERY INC, trading as A-ROCKET MOVING &STORAGE INC
USDOT 993024 · 3401 CORDER ST, HOUSTON, TX 77021
It filed 8 power units, registered with the FMCSA on December 11, 2001, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC372836, active as common carrier.
ALL MY SONS MOVING & STORAGE OF HOUSTON LLC
USDOT 1296282 · 9550 W WINGFOOT RD #190, HOUSTON, TX 77041
It filed 15 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 18, 2004, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC501473, active as common carrier.
BALTODANO MOVING & DELIVERY INC
USDOT 1465039 · 7811 NORTH SHEPHERD DR SUITE 201, HOUSTON, TX 77088
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 20, 2006, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC553418.
GILBERTO FLORES, trading as LOS FLORES MOVERS
USDOT 1532244 · 1502 HOUSTON AVE #B, HOUSTON, TX 77007
It filed 5 power units, registered with the FMCSA on July 20, 2006, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1618770.
CLASSIC MOVES INC
USDOT 1545279 · 6140 WESTVIEW DR, HOUSTON, TX 77055
It filed 5 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 22, 2006, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC574531, active as common carrier.
AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING & STORAGE INC
USDOT 1565984 · 5824 WALTRIP, HOUSTON, TX 77087
It filed 11 power units, registered with the FMCSA on October 16, 2006, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC580469.
DANIEL'S MOVERS INC
USDOT 1801114 · 17235 BAMWOOD RD, HOUSTON, TX 77090
It filed 7 power units, registered with the FMCSA on August 12, 2008, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC654978, active as common carrier.
VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE MOVING SERVICE LLC
USDOT 1876983 · 10817 S POST OAK RD, HOUSTON, TX 77035-3101
It filed 4 power units, registered with the FMCSA on April 13, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC677379.
STUDENT MOVERS INC
USDOT 1888352 · 8630 LIPAN RD, HOUSTON, TX 77063
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on May 12, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC680173, active as common carrier.
JASBINDER SINGH, trading as STANDARD DISCOUNT MOVERS
USDOT 1896917 · 10202 CLUB CREEK 2008, HOUSTON, TX 77036
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on June 2, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC682112.
3 MEN MOVERS LTD, trading as 3 MEN MOVERS
USDOT 1914113 · 6805 SANDS POINT DR, HOUSTON, TX 77074
It filed 95 power units, registered with the FMCSA on July 14, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC685878, active as contract carrier.
S AND S STARVING STUDENT MOVERS INC
USDOT 1928111 · 9770 OVERMEAD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77065
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on August 19, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC689185.
KNIGHTS USA VAN LINES INC, trading as AMERICAN KNIGHTS MOVING
USDOT 1977907 · 5824 WALTRIP ST, HOUSTON, TX 77087
It filed 20 power units, registered with the FMCSA on December 23, 2009, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC940017, active as common carrier.
SOUTH TEXAS MOVERS LP, trading as OLER RELO GROUP
USDOT 2043175 · 12337 CUTTEN ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77066
It filed 6 power units, registered with the FMCSA on June 8, 2010, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1056416, active as common carrier.
E & A MOVERS INC
USDOT 2060902 · 4302 DACCA DR, HOUSTON, TX 77047
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on July 29, 2010, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1620673.
RONNY C WALKER, trading as RONNY WALKERS MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 2148554 · 7410 MARILYN LANE, HOUSTON, TX 77016
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on April 29, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC891112.
VANESA CAMACHO, trading as VANESA'S MOVING
USDOT 2155041 · 6522 TADLOCK LN, HOUSTON, TX 77085
It filed 3 power units, registered with the FMCSA on May 18, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1747701.
MIGUEL BARAHONA, trading as ECONOMIC MOVERS & DELIVERIES
USDOT 2165955 · 8950 WESTPARK DR #112, HOUSTON, TX 77063
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on June 21, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC752538.
MOM-N-POPS MOVING LLC
USDOT 2197014 · 12850 WHITTINGTON DR #402, HOUSTON, TX 77077
It filed 0 power units, registered with the FMCSA on September 29, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC763042.
GERSON A WILLIAMS, trading as GERSON MOVERS
USDOT 2208910 · 6445 CREEKBEND DR, HOUSTON, TX 77096
It filed 2 power units, registered with the FMCSA on November 9, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1362086.
LTD MOVING LLC
USDOT 2258404 · 9820 DRYSDALE LANE, HOUSTON, TX 77041
It filed 8 power units, registered with the FMCSA on December 27, 2011, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC771054, active as common carrier.
MAJOR VAN LINES INC
USDOT 2359316 · 5824 WALTRIP, HOUSTON, TX 77087
It filed 6 power units, registered with the FMCSA on November 26, 2012, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC796948.
BLUE OX MOVING SERVICES LLC, trading as BLUE OX MOVING & STORAGE
USDOT 2378720 · 6355 CLARA ROAD STE 800, HOUSTON, TX 77041
It filed 7 power units, registered with the FMCSA on February 14, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC843814, active as common carrier.
LIVINUS MADUKA, trading as GOD'S HAND'S MOVING
USDOT 2386873 · 6630 HARWIN SUITE 190, HOUSTON, TX 77036
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on March 13, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC820225.
GLORIA M REYES, trading as GABAJ MOVERS & MULTISERVICES
USDOT 2442478 · 7202 TROULON DR, HOUSTON, TX 77074
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on October 1, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC842675.
ROBERTO DONALDO REYES FLORES, trading as PRESTIGE MOVING SERVICES
USDOT 2452465 · 7506 MEMPHIS ST, HOUSTON, TX 77011
It filed 1 power unit, registered with the FMCSA on November 7, 2013, and holds granted federal household goods authority under docket MC1132457, 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.
No. Federal registration and Texas authorisation are separate. The list above shows the federal record only, and we have not verified whether any company listed holds a Texas licence or permit.
A mover operating inside Texas needs the TxDMV motor carrier certificate of registration from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division.
Texas publishes carrier records through the TxDMV Truck Stop motor carrier lookup; confirm a registration by name or USDOT number there, or by calling the consumer helpline.
Source: Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division, read 2026-08-09.
Peak demand across Texas runs October–April. 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 Houston. 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:
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 Houston, 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:
These are a BestMovers.info editorial guideline, not a survey result. We hold no tipping survey for Houston 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.
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 Houston:
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.
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Researched and written by Grant Holloway · Reviewed by Brittany Evans · Last reviewed August 2026
How we evaluate Houston 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