Origin city · Harris County, TX · 2026
Moving from Katy, TX
Smaller city of about 26,360 in Harris County, Katy is a smaller market where outbound loads are usually picked up by a carrier routing through the area rather than dispatched for your shipment alone, which rewards booking early. Which matters, because the single biggest variable in an outbound quote from Texas is not the carrier you pick — it is the mileage on your lane and the season you load in.
Residents
26,360
County
Harris
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Distance is the lever. At the near end of the set below, Colorado is about 737 miles — roughly 13 hr 45 min on the road, realistically 2 days — with a 2–5-day delivery window on the shipment itself. Everything further out stretches both numbers, which is why a single average cost for "an interstate move" tells you nothing.
Worked example · Katy, TX → Florida
1 bedroom · 1,215 mi · 3–7-day delivery window
Full-service interstate, 1 bedroom
$1,975–$4,000
Florida at 1,215 miles is one of 8 destinations priced from Katy on this page. Change either variable and the number moves — that is the point of showing it.
What shapes an outbound move from Katy
Inside Harris County, Katy ranks 6th of 17. Pickups at that rank are folded into a routing built around the county's larger places, so the date the carrier offers is the date the trailer is already coming.
Harris County is Texas's 1st-largest county of 254, holding roughly 16% of the state's residents. That is enough weight for agents to keep crews based locally rather than dispatching them in.
The largest county bordering Harris County is Fort Bend County, with 916,778 residents, smaller than this one, so this county tends to be the dispatch point for the pair. That move stays inside Texas and is intrastate.
Harris County is an interior Texas county, bordered by Fort Bend County, Montgomery County, Brazoria County, and Galveston County — all inside Texas. Every one of those moves is intrastate and governed by Texas law; only a shipment that leaves the state crosses into federal territory, which is the line this site is built around.
Against all 481 Texas places, Katy ranks 120th. At that size an outbound interstate load is consolidated rather than dispatched, so the realistic lever is when you book, not who you book.
The Harris County places closest to Katy in size — Deer Park, Bellaire, Humble, and South Houston — book outbound moves the same way it does, Deer Park being the nearest comparison at about 33,176 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.
Harris County has added about 2.1% more residents since 2020, roughly 100,333 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.
How far Katy is from where people move
Measured from Texas's population-weighted centre rather than Katy — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Katy to Florida by home size
The same 1,215-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 | $1,500 | $2,275 | $3,050 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,975 | $2,988 | $4,000 |
| 2 bedrooms | $3,025 | $4,575 | $6,125 |
| 3 bedrooms | $4,425 | $6,688 | $8,950 |
| 4+ bedrooms | $6,400 | $9,700 | $13,000 |
Licensing
Is your move out of Katy interstate?
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, the interstate moving checklist, and car shipping if a vehicle travels separately.
Corridors out of Texas
- Texas to Florida 1,150 mi
- Texas to Colorado 850 mi
Moving from Katy: common questions
Colorado is about 737 miles, Arizona is about 878 miles, and Georgia is about 1,101 miles. Measured from Texas's centre rather than from Katy, 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 2–5-day window.
Harris County origins closest in size to Katy
See every place and the county-level picture on the Harris 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.