Moving from Los Angeles to Fort Worth
Editorial cost estimates, transit time, and interstate movers for the Los Angeles to Fort Worth lane.
How many households moved between Los Angeles and Fort Worth?
Federal tax return data for filing years 2022 to 2023 records the two directions separately. 1,457 returns moved from Los Angeles to Fort Worth. 711 returns moved from Fort Worth to Los Angeles. The published figure is larger from Los Angeles to Fort Worth than from Fort Worth to Los Angeles. A return approximates one household, not one person. These counts cover every household move reported on a federal tax return, not only moves that used a professional mover.
Data as of tax filing years 2022 to 2023. Sources: IRS outflow file (moves from Los Angeles) and IRS inflow file (moves into Los Angeles). Some county pairs covered by these places fall below the IRS publication threshold and are excluded from the totals rather than estimated.
How much does it cost to move from Los Angeles to Fort Worth?
BestMovers.info does not hold a measured lane price for Los Angeles to Fort Worth. The available full-service two-bedroom estimate is $2,800–$6,700 for moves in the Texas destination-state scope, not a figure derived for this 1,406-mile lane. It is not a quote and excludes packing materials, stairs, long carry, shuttle service and storage in transit. Compare written, survey-based estimates for the same inventory and dates before booking.
How long does a move from Los Angeles to Fort Worth take?
A move from Los Angeles to Fort Worth covers about 1,406 miles, roughly 24 hours of driving, and carriers typically quote 4 to 8 days between pickup and delivery. The spread exists because interstate household goods travel on a delivery spread rather than a fixed date: the carrier commits to a window, and consolidated loads with several households on one trailer sit at the wider end of it. The driving figure is the vehicle time for the Los Angeles to Fort Worth distance, not the delivery promise.
Who regulates a move from Los Angeles to Fort Worth?
A household goods move from Los Angeles to Fort Worth crosses a state line, so it is an interstate move regulated federally by the FMCSA: the carrier must hold active USDOT registration and interstate operating authority, and the consumer protections in Protect Your Move apply to the shipment end to end.
The pickup end is governed by California rules: work performed entirely inside California before the shipment crosses the state line sits with Bureau of Household Goods and Services. The delivery end is governed by Texas rules: work performed entirely inside Texas after the shipment arrives, including shuttle and storage-in-transit legs, sits with Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Carrier Division. Neither state agency sets the price of the Los Angeles to Fort Worth leg itself.
How do I check a mover is licensed to run Los Angeles to Fort Worth?
Read the mover's USDOT number in the federal SAFER record before paying a deposit on Los Angeles to Fort Worth, and check three fields: operating status active, interstate authority, household goods cargo. How to run a USDOT lookup.
When is the cheapest time to move from Los Angeles to Fort Worth?
Mid-week and mid-month outside the late-May to early-September peak, and on this pair the 4 to 8 day delivery window over 1,406 miles is the part worth quoting twice, because a wider window is what buys the lower price. When to book a mover.
Movers from Los Angeles to Fort Worth: who is based at each end?
These are active household-goods registrants whose federal census physical address is in the named city itself, not merely the state. Each end shows up to three, earliest registration date first, with legal name as the tie-breaker. Where the census holds fewer than three in a city, fewer are shown, and where it holds none, that end is not listed. This is not a ranking or a finding that a registrant serves this lane.
Origin: Los Angeles, California
- USDOT 318223LOS ANGELES, CA · registered 1988-06-17
- TRI STAR MOVING SERVICERegistrant: VICTOR M MARTINEZUSDOT 798066LOS ANGELES, CA · registered 1999-03-02
- BAY AREA EXPRESS MOVINGRegistrant: CNYX-SFUSDOT 1396171LOS ANGELES, CA · registered 2005-07-18
Destination: Fort Worth, Texas
- LONE STAR VAN LINES INCUSDOT 601326FORT WORTH, TX · registered 1995-05-11
- CRADDOCK MOVING AND STORAGE COMPANY INCUSDOT 1417217FORT WORTH, TX · registered 2005-09-19
- FIREFIGHTING'S FINEST MOVING & STORAGERegistrant: FIREFIGHTING'S FINEST MOVING & STORAGE INCUSDOT 2056011FORT WORTH, TX · registered 2010-07-15
Cost by home size (Texas destination-state scope)
| Home size | Local move | Interstate move |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $285–$725 | $1,540–$4,020 |
| 1 Bedroom | $380–$870 | $2,100–$5,226 |
| 2 Bedroom | $570–$1,305 | $2,800–$6,700 |
| 3 Bedroom | $760–$1,740 | $4,060–$10,385 |
| 4 Bedroom | $1,045–$2,320 | $5,460–$14,405 |
| 5+ Bedroom | $1,330–$2,900 | $6,720–$18,090 |
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Frequently asked questions
Do more households move from Los Angeles to Fort Worth or the other way?
How many movers file a federal address in Los Angeles and in Fort Worth?
What do the 1,406 miles between Los Angeles and Fort Worth mean for transit?
Which agency governs the Los Angeles pickup end?
What does Texas require when the shipment arrives in Fort Worth?
Where do I find movers from Los Angeles to Fort Worth?
Is the $2,800–$6,700 estimate a quote for Los Angeles to Fort Worth?
See also: moving from california to texas.