Origin county · Idaho · 2026
Moving from Clearwater County, ID
Orofino and the rest of Clearwater County sits in Idaho's West — about 9,214 residents in rural country. This is the outbound picture: corridors, mileage, delivery windows, and engine-derived cost bands.
Residents
9,214
Cities & towns
1
Borders
1 state
Clearwater County is a rural origin market where shipments are consolidated onto trailers already routed nearby, with roughly 9,214 residents concentrated around Orofino across 1 place the Census records here.
Outbound corridors run west to the Pacific metros and east to Texas and the Plains, with the long southeastern hauls to Florida and the Carolinas among the most expensive lanes in the country simply on mileage.
What shapes an outbound move from Clearwater County
Clearwater County has grown about 5.3% since 2020 — roughly 464 more residents. In a county absorbing arrivals that fast, local crews spend most of the summer on inbound work, so an outbound load date in June, July or August competes directly with it. Book six to eight weeks out for a peak-season departure here, or take an off-peak date and pay materially less.
Clearwater County is the 31st-largest of Idaho's 44 counties, with about 0.5% 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 Clearwater County is Missoula County (121,849 residents) — and it is in Montana, not Idaho. A move between the two is interstate by definition, so it needs a carrier with federal household-goods authority no matter how short the drive is.
Clearwater County sits on the Idaho state line, bordering Montana. That matters more than it sounds: a move of twenty minutes across that line is legally an interstate move, so it needs a carrier with federal household-goods authority and it is priced on weight and distance rather than by the hour. Short interstate hops are the moves people most often assume are local, and they are not.
How far Clearwater County is from where people move
Measured from Idaho'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 353 | 6 hr 30 min | 2–4 days | $1,750–$3,525 |
| Washington | 414 | 7 hr 45 min | 2–4 days | $1,875–$3,800 |
| Nevada | 433 | 8 hr | 2–4 days | $1,925–$3,900 |
| California | 654 | 12 hr | 2–5 days | $2,275–$4,600 |
| Colorado | 707 | 13 hr 15 min | 2–5 days | $2,350–$4,750 |
| Arizona | 843 | 15 hr 30 min | 2–5 days | $2,525–$5,125 |
| Texas | 1,435 | 26 hr 45 min | 3–7 days | $3,325–$6,725 |
| Georgia | 2,193 | 40 hr 30 min | 5–10 days | $4,050–$8,200 |
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Cost by home size from Clearwater County
Anchored to 707 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 | $1,125 | $1,713 | $2,300 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,500 | $2,250 | $3,000 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,350 | $3,550 | $4,750 |
| 3 bedrooms | $3,400 | $5,150 | $6,900 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $5,025 | $7,600 | $10,175 |
Licensing
A short move out of Clearwater County can still be interstate
A move that starts and ends inside Idaho is an intrastate move, governed by Idaho 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 Idaho 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 Idaho 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 Clearwater County
1 place the Census records here, largest first.
Neighbouring counties
Counties bordering Clearwater County. Ones marked with a state code outside ID are across the state line, so a move in that direction is interstate.
Moving from Clearwater County: common questions
Oregon is roughly 353 miles and delivers in a 2–4-day window, Washington is roughly 414 miles and delivers in a 2–4-day window, and Nevada is roughly 433 miles and delivers in a 2–4-day window. Those are measured from Idaho's population-weighted centre because Clearwater 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 Idaho origin hub.