Origin county · Kentucky · 2026
Moving from Ohio County, KY
Beaver Dam and the rest of Ohio County sits in Kentucky's South — about 23,626 residents in rural country. This is the outbound picture: corridors, mileage, delivery windows, and engine-derived cost bands.
Residents
23,626
Cities & towns
1
Borders
Interior
Ohio County is a rural origin market where shipments are consolidated onto trailers already routed nearby, with roughly 23,626 residents concentrated around Beaver Dam across 1 place the Census records here.
Outbound demand runs heavily toward Texas, Florida and the Southeast's growth metros, plus a steady flow back north along the I-65 and I-75 corridors.
What shapes an outbound move from Ohio County
Ohio County's population has held roughly flat since 2020, so inbound and outbound moves are broadly in balance. That is the easiest condition to book in: crews are not saturated by one direction, and off-peak dates are widely available.
Ohio County is the 49th-largest of Kentucky's 120 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 Ohio County is Daviess County, with 103,458 residents, larger than this one, so agents based there often cover both. That move stays inside Kentucky and is intrastate.
Ohio County is an interior Kentucky county, bordered by Daviess County, Muhlenberg County, Grayson County, and Breckinridge County — all inside Kentucky. Every one of those moves is intrastate and governed by Kentucky law; only a shipment that leaves the state crosses into federal territory, which is the line this site is built around.
How far Ohio County is from where people move
Measured from Kentucky'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 419 | 7 hr 45 min | 2–4 days | $1,900–$3,825 |
| North Carolina | 420 | 7 hr 45 min | 2–4 days | $1,900–$3,825 |
| Florida | 752 | 14 hr | 2–5 days | $2,400–$4,875 |
| Texas | 1,059 | 19 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $2,825–$5,700 |
| Colorado | 1,296 | 24 hr 15 min | 3–7 days | $3,150–$6,350 |
| Arizona | 1,757 | 32 hr 30 min | 4–8 days | $3,650–$7,400 |
| Idaho | 1,878 | 34 hr 45 min | 4–8 days | $3,750–$7,625 |
| Nevada | 1,995 | 37 hr | 4–8 days | $3,875–$7,825 |
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Cost by home size from Ohio County
Anchored to 1,296 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 | $1,575 | $2,375 | $3,175 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,050 | $3,113 | $4,175 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,150 | $4,750 | $6,350 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,600 | $6,950 | $9,300 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $6,700 | $10,100 | $13,500 |
Licensing
When a Ohio County move becomes interstate
A move that starts and ends inside Kentucky is an intrastate move, governed by Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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 Ohio County
1 place the Census records here, largest first.
Neighbouring counties
Counties bordering Ohio County. Ones marked with a state code outside KY are across the state line, so a move in that direction is interstate.
Moving from Ohio County: common questions
Georgia is roughly 419 miles and delivers in a 2–4-day window, North Carolina is roughly 420 miles and delivers in a 2–4-day window, and Florida is roughly 752 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window. Those are measured from Kentucky's population-weighted centre because Ohio 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 Kentucky origin hub.