Origin city · Lexington County, SC · 2026
Moving from Cayce, SC
Community of about 13,660 in Lexington County, Cayce is a small community, so an outbound interstate load is normally consolidated onto a trailer already routed nearby — book further ahead and expect a wider delivery window. Which matters, because the single biggest variable in an outbound quote from South Carolina is not the carrier you pick — it is the mileage on your lane and the season you load in.
Residents
13,660
County
Lexington
Corridor pages
0
North Carolina is the shortest lane in the set below at roughly 165 miles, and it is still a single long day at roughly 3 hr 15 min with stops. Carriers quote a 2–4-day delivery window on it rather than a date, because federal hours-of-service rules and trailer consolidation both sit between load day and delivery.
Worked example · Cayce, SC → Arizona
Studio · 2,072 mi · 5–10-day delivery window
Full-service interstate, studio
$2,000–$4,075
A studio to Arizona is what this origin looks like priced end to end. The drive is roughly 38 hr 30 min — the delivery window is the number that governs your first week.
What shapes an outbound move from Cayce
Cayce sits 3rd of Lexington County's 4 places — about 4% of everyone in the county — served by the same agents as the county's anchor city, but scheduled around it rather than ahead of it.
The Lexington County places closest to Cayce in size — West Columbia, Batesburg-Leesville, and Lexington — book outbound moves the same way it does, West Columbia being the nearest comparison at about 18,316 residents. If your date can flex a day either way, an outbound load from a place this size usually rides with a shipment already scheduled nearby rather than getting a trailer of its own.
Lexington County has added about 4.9% more residents since 2020, roughly 14,481 people. Steady inbound growth keeps agents busy without saturating them, so outbound dates are generally obtainable with three or four weeks' notice outside the summer peak.
Lexington County is the 6th-largest of South Carolina's 46 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 Lexington County is Richland County, with 425,138 residents, larger than this one, so agents based there often cover both. That move stays inside South Carolina and is intrastate.
Lexington County is an interior South Carolina county, bordered by Richland County, Aiken County, Orangeburg County, and Newberry County — all inside South Carolina. Every one of those moves is intrastate and governed by South Carolina law; only a shipment that leaves the state crosses into federal territory, which is the line this site is built around.
Of the 79 places the Census records in South Carolina, Cayce is 34th. Origins in this band are served well but on the carrier's routing, so a date that can move a day is worth real money.
How far Cayce is from where people move
Measured from South Carolina's population-weighted centre rather than Cayce — this site holds metro coordinates only for its corridor cities, so treat these as corridor-scale figures. The drive column is your car; the delivery window is your furniture, and the two are not the same number.
| Destination | Miles | Drive | Delivery window | 2-bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 165 | 3 hr 15 min | 2–4 days | $1,325–$2,700 |
| Georgia | 201 | 3 hr 45 min | 2–4 days | $1,425–$2,875 |
| Florida | 445 | 8 hr 15 min | 2–4 days | $1,950–$3,950 |
| Texas | 1,276 | 23 hr 30 min | 3–7 days | $3,100–$6,300 |
| Colorado | 1,660 | 30 hr 45 min | 4–8 days | $3,550–$7,200 |
| Arizona | 2,072 | 38 hr 30 min | 5–10 days | $3,950–$7,975 |
| Idaho | 2,276 | 42 hr 15 min | 5–10 days | $4,125–$8,350 |
| Nevada | 2,362 | 43 hr 45 min | 5–10 days | $4,200–$8,525 |
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Cayce to Arizona by home size
The same 2,072-mile lane as the example above, priced across every home size. Swap in any other destination from the table further up and the shape holds — only the mileage changes. Every figure comes from the same rate model as the quote quiz, so nothing on this site disagrees with anything else on it.
| Home size | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $2,000 | $3,038 | $4,075 |
| 1 bedroom | $2,625 | $3,975 | $5,325 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,950 | $5,963 | $7,975 |
| 3 bedrooms | $5,800 | $8,750 | $11,700 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $8,300 | $12,550 | $16,800 |
Licensing
Is your move out of Cayce interstate?
A move that starts and ends inside South Carolina is an intrastate move, governed by South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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 South Carolina 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, the interstate moving checklist, and car shipping if a vehicle travels separately.
Moving from Cayce: common questions
North Carolina is about 165 miles, Georgia is about 201 miles, and Florida is about 445 miles. Measured from South Carolina's centre rather than from Cayce, because this site holds metro coordinates only for its corridor cities — treat these as corridor-scale figures and confirm door-to-door mileage with your carrier. A loaded interstate shipment on the shortest of those delivers in a 2–4-day window.
Lexington County origins closest in size to Cayce
See every place and the county-level picture on the Lexington County origin hub, or the state-to-state distance hub.
Population figures 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. We are a referral service, not a motor carrier; verify any mover's USDOT number on FMCSA SAFER before you sign.