Origin county · Louisiana · 2026
Moving from Caddo Parish, LA
Moving out of Caddo Parish? Here are the real distances from here to the states people leave Louisiana for, the delivery window each one implies, and where the intrastate/interstate line falls for a household leaving Louisiana.
Residents
226,386
Cities & towns
1
Borders
2 states
Caddo Parish is a moderately served origin market for interstate moving, with roughly 226,386 residents concentrated around Shreveport across 1 place the Census records here.
Outbound corridors reach in every direction: west to Arizona, Nevada and California, north to Colorado, and east to Florida and the Southeast, with high enough volume that most lanes run weekly.
What shapes an outbound move from Caddo Parish
Caddo Parish has lost roughly 4.5% of its residents since 2020, about 10,559 people. More households leave than arrive, so outbound capacity is rarely the constraint — the destination end of your corridor is what sets the delivery window.
Caddo Parish is the 6th-largest of Louisiana's 64 counties, with about 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 Caddo Parish is Bossier Parish, with 129,795 residents, smaller than this one, so this county tends to be the dispatch point for the pair. That move stays inside Louisiana and is intrastate.
Caddo Parish sits on the Louisiana state line, bordering Arkansas and Texas. 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 Caddo Parish is from where people move
Measured from Louisiana'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 510 | 9 hr 30 min | 2–5 days | $2,075–$4,225 |
| Georgia | 610 | 11 hr 15 min | 2–5 days | $2,225–$4,475 |
| Florida | 707 | 13 hr 15 min | 2–5 days | $2,350–$4,750 |
| North Carolina | 933 | 17 hr 15 min | 2–5 days | $2,650–$5,375 |
| Colorado | 1,111 | 20 hr 45 min | 3–7 days | $2,900–$5,850 |
| Arizona | 1,377 | 25 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $3,250–$6,575 |
| Nevada | 1,767 | 32 hr 45 min | 4–8 days | $3,650–$7,400 |
| Idaho | 1,812 | 33 hr 45 min | 4–8 days | $3,700–$7,500 |
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Cost by home size from Caddo Parish
Anchored to 1,111 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 | $1,425 | $2,163 | $2,900 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,875 | $2,838 | $3,800 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,900 | $4,375 | $5,850 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,225 | $6,375 | $8,525 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $6,100 | $9,250 | $12,400 |
Licensing
A short move out of Caddo Parish can still be interstate
A move that starts and ends inside Louisiana is an intrastate move, governed by Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Caddo Parish
1 place the Census records here, largest first.
Neighbouring counties
Counties bordering Caddo Parish. Ones marked with a state code outside LA are across the state line, so a move in that direction is interstate.
Moving from Caddo Parish: common questions
Texas is roughly 510 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window, Georgia is roughly 610 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window, and Florida is roughly 707 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window. Those are measured from Louisiana's population-weighted centre because Caddo Parish 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 Louisiana origin hub.