How far is it from Texas to the states people move to most?

Measured from Texas's population-weighted centre, Colorado is about 737 miles, Arizona is about 878 miles, and Georgia is about 1,101 miles. Those are geometric road estimates, so your door-to-door figure will differ by where in Texas you start — the county and city pages below narrow it down, and the full distance hub covers state-to-state pairs directly.

Is a move out of Texas an interstate move?

The moment your shipment crosses the Texas 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. A move that starts and ends inside Texas is an intrastate move, governed by Texas 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 Texas agency that oversees motor carriers before you book, and do not assume a USDOT number alone covers an in-state move.

When is the cheapest time to move out of Texas?

Peak runs May through September, with summer heat pushing reputable crews to early-morning starts. Late fall and winter are the value window.

What should I sort out before load day in Texas?

Sprawl works in your favor on load day — driveways and street access are usually straightforward. Master-planned communities and gate codes are the common friction.

What changes when I leave Texas?

Texas's cost-of-living index sits at 93 against a US average of 100, and its top marginal state income-tax rate is nil — there is no state wage income tax. Wherever you land, the clock on your new state's rules starts the day you establish residency, not the day the truck arrives: most states give new residents somewhere between 10 and 90 days to register a vehicle and transfer a licence. Check the destination state's hub for its exact deadlines.

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Moving from Texas

Moving out of Texas? Start with the two numbers that decide your plan: how far your destination actually is, and the delivery window that distance implies. Browse by county below, or jump straight to the corridors running out of Texas.

Residents

30,503,301

Counties

254

Corridors covered

Texas is simultaneously one of the largest inbound and outbound states, so its lanes are unusually well served in both directions. Load-day access is generally easy; distance and summer heat are the two things that actually shape the plan.

From Texas, the destinations covered here run from about 737 miles (Colorado) to roughly 1,849 miles (Washington). That spread is why a single "what does a move cost" answer is useless: at 737 miles a loaded shipment delivers in a 2–5-day window, and at 1,849 miles it is 4–8 days.

Outbound Texas corridors run north to Colorado, east to Florida and the Southeast, and west to Arizona, Nevada and California. Because inbound volume is so heavy, outbound trailers are usually available on short notice outside peak season.

How far Texas is from where people move

Measured from Texas's population-weighted centre to each destination state's centre. Delivery windows and cost bands are computed from that mileage by the same engine that prices every route page on this site.

Outbound from Texas · geometric road estimates · full-service interstate · estimates, not quotes.
Destination	Miles	Drive	Delivery window	2-bedroom
Colorado	737	13 hr 45 min	2–5 days	$2,375–$4,825
Arizona	878	16 hr 30 min	2–5 days	$2,575–$5,225
Georgia	1,101	20 hr 30 min	3–7 days	$2,875–$5,825
Florida	1,215	22 hr 30 min	3–7 days	$3,025–$6,125
Nevada	1,311	24 hr 30 min	3–7 days	$3,150–$6,400
North Carolina	1,389	25 hr 45 min	3–7 days	$3,275–$6,600
California	1,421	26 hr 30 min	3–7 days	$3,300–$6,700
Idaho	1,435	26 hr 45 min	3–7 days	$3,325–$6,725
Oregon	1,697	31 hr 15 min	4–8 days	$3,600–$7,275
Washington	1,849	34 hr 15 min	4–8 days	$3,725–$7,550

Texas corridor guides

Full guides for the Texas corridors this site tracks, with metro-pair distances, seasonality and destination facts.

Texas to Florida 1,150 mi · 3–7 days
Texas to Colorado 850 mi · 2–5 days

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Cost by home size on a typical Texas corridor

Anchored to 1,389 miles — the median distance from Texas to the destination states above. Ranges run from a lean full-service quote to a premium, packing-heavy one.

Texas outbound · ~1,389 mi · full-service interstate · estimates, not quotes.
Home size	Low	Typical	High
Studio	$1,625	$2,463	$3,300
1 bedroom	$2,150	$3,250	$4,350
2 bedrooms	$3,275	$4,938	$6,600
3 bedrooms	$4,775	$7,225	$9,675
4+ bedrooms	$6,900	$10,450	$14,000

Licensing

Interstate or intrastate: which is your Texas move?

A move that starts and ends inside Texas is an intrastate move, governed by Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas 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.

Texas counties

254 counties, largest first. Each county page names the states it borders — the quickest way to tell whether a short move crosses the interstate line.

Largest Texas origin cities

Moving from Texas: common questions

Measured from Texas's population-weighted centre, Colorado is about 737 miles, Arizona is about 878 miles, and Georgia is about 1,101 miles. Those are geometric road estimates, so your door-to-door figure will differ by where in Texas you start — the county and city pages below narrow it down, and the full distance hub covers state-to-state pairs directly.
The moment your shipment crosses the Texas 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. A move that starts and ends inside Texas is an intrastate move, governed by Texas 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 Texas agency that oversees motor carriers before you book, and do not assume a USDOT number alone covers an in-state move.
Texas's cost-of-living index sits at 93 against a US average of 100, and its top marginal state income-tax rate is nil — there is no state wage income tax. Wherever you land, the clock on your new state's rules starts the day you establish residency, not the day the truck arrives: most states give new residents somewhere between 10 and 90 days to register a vehicle and transfer a licence. Check the destination state's hub for its exact deadlines.

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. See the distance hub for state-to-state pairs.