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Compare the Top 13 Portsmouth, VA Movers
For over 18 years, HireAHelper has partnered with top-rated moving companies to help tens of thousands of people complete successful moves. With real customer reviews, upfront pricing, and no hidden fees, you always know what to expect before you book.
$110/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minJon's Friendly Movers
Virginia Beach, VA
1,425 moves with HireAHelper
$125/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minAyyy Lets Move It
Virginia Beach, VA
564 moves with HireAHelper
$145/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minBust-A-Move, LLC
Virginia Beach, VA
917 moves with HireAHelper
$137/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minWE MOVE U LLC
Newport News, VA
85 moves with HireAHelper
$120/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minKDHart Movers LLC.
Norfolk, VA
657 moves with HireAHelper
$75/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minReady to Move LLC
Norfolk, VA
310 moves with HireAHelper
$90/hr
After 2 movers 2 hr minPhenomenal Labors and Maids LLC
Labor-Only vs. The Traditional Move
When most people think of a moving company, they picture a full-service crew that loads, drives, and unloads everything. This is known as local full-service.
Labor-only moving works differently. You handle the transportation—like a rental truck or PODS container—and we connect you with professional movers to load or unload your stuff.
While labor-only requires a bit more work on your end to coordinate all the details, it’s considerably less expensive.
| Full-Service Moving | Labor-Only Moving | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $$$ | $ |
| Moving Truck | Included | You Provide |
| Loading Help | ✅ | ✅ |
| Unloading Help | ✅ | ✅ |
| Packing | Add-on | Add-on |
The Cost of Moving in Portsmouth, VA
In Portsmouth labor-only moving help typically costs between $346.32 and $821.32.
If you’re tackling a smaller job, like unloading a PODS-style container, moving into a storage unit, or just need help with the heavy lifting, you can hire hourly moving labor for around $88.47 an hour.
The Cost of Labor-Only vs. Local-Full Service
Even after factoring in the cost of a rental truck, gas, and supplies, labor-only moving usually costs less than half of what you’d pay for local full-service. Full-service is definitely more convenient—but that convenience comes at a price.
Labor-Only | Local-Full Service | |
|---|---|---|
Portsmouth, VA | $341.50 | $794.36 |
Virginia | $338.87 | $794.36 |
The United States | $356.65 | $821.07 |
2,953 Portsmouth Mover Reviews
On average, movers on HireAHelper earn 4.8 stars out of 5.0 after 310,514 verified customer reviews
They communicated clearly about the arrival. With the drive from Chesapeake, traffic can be a problem. Once they arrived they worked hard for their 2 hours, constantly moving. Nothing was damaged and they packed the POD maximizing space.
Mark and Duane were fantastic! They were prompt and worked hard until the last item was unloaded in extreme heat and up to the 3rd floor with no elevator. They were true livesavers!!!
I have moved several time in my life. Never have I ever meet a more diligent, dedicated, and committed group of men. Thank you very much Kevin, big country, and Darius!
They did an excellent job. Punctual, friendly, and efficient. They handled my antique furniture and record collection carefully. I would recommend them. Thank you guys!
These guys are amazing! What took us five hours to load up took them 50 minutes to unload and put in all the proper rooms. They were fun and had a good sense of humor and made the whole process enjoyable even though it’s hot outside moving is never fun. I would use these guys in a heartbeat if I needed the help again.
Such a great experience, they text me to let me know when they were on their way. They listened to what I wanted done and immediately got to work. I definitely would recommend.
Johnny & Bryce did a fantastic job! In more than 30 years of Navy moves, we never had such detail-oriented, friendly, efficient help in packing out than we did with these two gentlemen. Highly recommended, would use them again any time.
The guys were great. They moved everything into the rooms I asked them to and even moved my file cabinets to exactly were I wanted them. They were efficient and great to work with. I highly recommend them.
They were professional, timely, incredibly lighthearted and respectful, and consistently self driven. We have used hire a helper during many moves, but my husband and I keep talking about how they’ve been the best so far. If we were staying in the Hampton Roads area we would absolutely be hiring them again.
We had a quick job for them to unload what was left of our furniture in a 16’ PODS. They worked quickly and carefully. We’d probably hire them again to unload our other PODS with our boxes.
Bust-A-Move, LLC, was absolutely fantastic. They quickly loaded all my belongings in the Pod, and they were very courteous and professional. I would highly recommend them.
They came in and did a wonderful job. They did it under the time, even though there was a lot of stuff. Very professional very intelligent great Tetris players. highly recommend.
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