Origin county · California · 2026
Moving from Madera County, CA
Madera and the rest of Madera County sits in California's West — about 162,858 residents in mid-size country. This is the outbound picture: corridors, mileage, delivery windows, and engine-derived cost bands.
Residents
162,858
Cities & towns
2
Borders
Interior
Madera County is a moderately served origin market for interstate moving, with roughly 162,858 residents concentrated around Madera across 2 places the Census records here.
The heaviest California outbound corridors are Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho and Florida. Only the Nevada and Arizona lanes are short enough to be a comfortable one-day drive; the rest are multi-day shipments where the delivery window, not the drive, sets your timeline.
What shapes an outbound move from Madera County
Madera County has added about 4.2% more residents since 2020, roughly 6,513 people. Steady inbound growth keeps agents busy without saturating them, so outbound dates are generally obtainable with three or four weeks' notice outside the summer peak.
Madera County is an interior California county, bordered by Fresno County, Merced County, Tuolumne County, and Mariposa County — all inside California. Every one of those moves is intrastate and governed by California law; only a shipment that leaves the state crosses into federal territory, which is the line this site is built around.
Madera County is the 32nd-largest of California's 58 counties, with about 0.4% of the state's residents. Outbound loads from counties this size are usually picked up by a carrier routed through the area, so a flexible load date is worth more here than it is in the state's biggest metro.
The largest county bordering Madera County is Fresno County, with 1,017,162 residents, larger than this one, so agents based there often cover both. That move stays inside California and is intrastate.
How far Madera County is from where people move
Measured from California's population-weighted centre — this site holds metro coordinates only for its corridor cities, so treat these as corridor-scale rather than door-to-door figures. Delivery windows and cost bands are computed from that mileage by the same engine that prices every route page here.
| Destination | Miles | Drive | Delivery window | 2-bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 243 | 4 hr 30 min | 2–4 days | $1,500–$3,050 |
| Oregon | 552 | 10 hr 15 min | 2–5 days | $2,150–$4,325 |
| Arizona | 555 | 10 hr 15 min | 2–5 days | $2,150–$4,325 |
| Idaho | 654 | 12 hr | 2–5 days | $2,275–$4,600 |
| Washington | 835 | 15 hr 30 min | 2–5 days | $2,525–$5,100 |
| Colorado | 897 | 16 hr 45 min | 2–5 days | $2,600–$5,275 |
| Texas | 1,421 | 26 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $3,300–$6,700 |
| Georgia | 2,415 | 44 hr 45 min | 5–10 days | $4,250–$8,625 |
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Cost by home size from Madera County
Anchored to 835 miles, the median distance from here to the destination states above. From a lean full-service quote to a premium, packing-heavy one.
| Home size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,225 | $1,850 | $2,475 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,600 | $2,425 | $3,250 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,525 | $3,813 | $5,100 |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,650 | $5,525 | $7,400 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $5,400 | $8,150 | $10,900 |
Licensing
When a Madera County move becomes interstate
A move that starts and ends inside California is an intrastate move, governed by California law rather than by the FMCSA. Different licence, different complaint process, and usually different pricing — intrastate work is commonly billed hourly while interstate work is billed on weight and distance. Verify a mover's state authority with the California agency that oversees motor carriers before you book, and do not assume a USDOT number alone covers an in-state move.
The moment your shipment crosses the California state line it is an interstate move under federal law. The carrier must hold active FMCSA operating authority — a USDOT number plus household-goods authority — must give you the federal "Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Move" booklet, and must price the move against a published tariff rather than an hourly rate. You can check any USDOT number yourself on the FMCSA SAFER system before you sign anything.
General information, not legal advice. See your rights on an FMCSA interstate move and how to avoid broker scams.
Cities and towns in Madera County
2 places the Census records here, largest first.
Neighbouring counties
Counties bordering Madera County. Ones marked with a state code outside CA are across the state line, so a move in that direction is interstate.
Moving from Madera County: common questions
Nevada is roughly 243 miles and delivers in a 2–4-day window, Oregon is roughly 552 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window, and Arizona is roughly 555 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window. Those are measured from California's population-weighted centre because Madera County has no metro in this site's coordinate set, so treat them as corridor-scale rather than door-to-door.
Population figures and the 2020-to-current change are US Census estimates. Distances are geometric road estimates from this site's documented model, not routed door-to-door mileage. Cost ranges are informational estimates from the published rate model — not quotes or binding estimates. See every county on the California origin hub.