Origin county · North Dakota · 2026
Moving from Dickey County, ND
Oakes and the rest of Dickey County sits in North Dakota's Midwest — about 4,900 residents in rural country. This is the outbound picture: corridors, mileage, delivery windows, and engine-derived cost bands.
Residents
4,900
Cities & towns
1
Borders
1 state
Dickey County is a rural origin market where shipments are consolidated onto trailers already routed nearby, with roughly 4,900 residents concentrated around Oakes across 1 place the Census records here.
Outbound moves from the Plains skew long-haul: Colorado and the Mountain West, Texas, and the Southeast. Lower lane volume means allowing more lead time than a coastal shipper would.
What shapes an outbound move from Dickey County
Dickey 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.
The largest county bordering Dickey County is Brown County (37,733 residents) — and it is in South Dakota, not North Dakota. 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.
Dickey County sits on the North Dakota state line, bordering South Dakota. 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.
Dickey County is the 24th-largest of North Dakota's 53 counties, with about 0.6% 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.
How far Dickey County is from where people move
Measured from North Dakota'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 746 | 13 hr 45 min | 2–5 days | $2,400–$4,850 |
| Idaho | 835 | 15 hr 30 min | 2–5 days | $2,525–$5,100 |
| Washington | 1,101 | 20 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $2,875–$5,825 |
| Nevada | 1,157 | 21 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $2,950–$5,975 |
| Oregon | 1,177 | 21 hr 45 min | 3–7 days | $2,975–$6,025 |
| Arizona | 1,269 | 23 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $3,100–$6,275 |
| Texas | 1,298 | 24 hr 15 min | 3–7 days | $3,150–$6,350 |
| California | 1,400 | 25 hr 45 min | 3–7 days | $3,275–$6,625 |
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Cost by home size from Dickey County
Anchored to 1,177 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 | $1,475 | $2,238 | $3,000 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,950 | $2,938 | $3,925 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,975 | $4,500 | $6,025 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,350 | $6,575 | $8,800 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $6,300 | $9,550 | $12,800 |
Licensing
A short move out of Dickey County can still be interstate
A move that starts and ends inside North Dakota is an intrastate move, governed by North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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 Dickey County
1 place the Census records here, largest first.
Neighbouring counties
Counties bordering Dickey County. Ones marked with a state code outside ND are across the state line, so a move in that direction is interstate.
Moving from Dickey County: common questions
Colorado is roughly 746 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window, Idaho is roughly 835 miles and delivers in a 2–5-day window, and Washington is roughly 1,101 miles and delivers in a 3–7-day window. Those are measured from North Dakota's population-weighted centre because Dickey 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 North Dakota origin hub.