Origin county · New Jersey · 2026
Moving from Morris County, NJ
Morristown and the rest of Morris County sits in New Jersey's Northeast — about 514,423 residents in large country. This is the outbound picture: corridors, mileage, delivery windows, and engine-derived cost bands.
Residents
514,423
Cities & towns
13
Borders
Interior
Morris County is a well-served origin market for interstate moving, with roughly 514,423 residents concentrated around Morristown across 13 places the Census records here.
New Jersey's outbound flow is overwhelmingly southbound to Florida and the Carolinas. The lane volume is high, which usually helps availability, but summer dates on it are genuinely scarce.
What shapes an outbound move from Morris County
Morris 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.
Morris County is the 9th-largest of New Jersey's 21 counties, with about 6% 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 Morris County is Essex County, with 851,117 residents, larger than this one, so agents based there often cover both. That move stays inside New Jersey and is intrastate.
Morris County is an interior New Jersey county, bordered by Essex County, Union County, Passaic County, and Somerset County — all inside New Jersey. Every one of those moves is intrastate and governed by New Jersey law; only a shipment that leaves the state crosses into federal territory, which is the line this site is built around.
How far Morris County is from where people move
Measured from New Jersey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 482 | 9 hr | 2–4 days | $2,025–$4,100 |
| Georgia | 836 | 15 hr 30 min | 2–5 days | $2,525–$5,100 |
| Florida | 1,070 | 19 hr 45 min | 3–7 days | $2,825–$5,750 |
| Texas | 1,764 | 32 hr 45 min | 4–8 days | $3,650–$7,400 |
| Colorado | 1,929 | 35 hr 45 min | 4–8 days | $3,800–$7,700 |
| Idaho | 2,409 | 44 hr 30 min | 5–10 days | $4,250–$8,600 |
| Arizona | 2,431 | 45 hr 15 min | 5–10 days | $4,275–$8,650 |
| Nevada | 2,605 | 48 hr 15 min | 6–12 days | $4,425–$8,975 |
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Cost by home size from Morris County
Anchored to 1,929 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 | $1,925 | $2,925 | $3,925 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,550 | $3,850 | $5,150 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,800 | $5,750 | $7,700 |
| 3 bedrooms | $5,600 | $8,450 | $11,300 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $8,000 | $12,100 | $16,200 |
Licensing
When a Morris County move becomes interstate
A move that starts and ends inside New Jersey is an intrastate move, governed by New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey 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 Morris County
13 places the Census records here, largest first.
- Morristown
- Dover
- Madison
- Florham Park
- Lincoln Park
- Kinnelon
- Chatham
- Boonton
- Butler
- Wharton
- Rockaway
- Morris Plains
- Mount Arlington
Neighbouring counties
Counties bordering Morris County. Ones marked with a state code outside NJ are across the state line, so a move in that direction is interstate.
Moving from Morris County: common questions
North Carolina is roughly 482 miles and delivers in a 2–4-day window, Georgia is roughly 836 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window, and Florida is roughly 1,070 miles and delivers in a 3–7-day window. Those are measured from New Jersey's population-weighted centre because Morris 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 New Jersey origin hub.