Moving Labor in Carrollton, VA

Call 757-330-0008 to book

Moving labor in Carrollton costs $75 per mover per hour, with a 3-hour minimum — $450 to get started with two movers. Two movers run $150 per hour, three movers $225 per hour, four movers $300 per hour. You supply the rental truck, trailer, or portable container; a veteran-led crew of veterans and civilian professionals does the loading, unloading, and heavy carrying. Call 757-330-0008 to book. Carrollton is the community at the southern foot of the James River Bridge — a “Carrollton” move can mean an apartment at Eagle Harbor, a waterfront house at Founder's Pointe, a newer subdivision off Brewers Neck Boulevard, or a county house down a long driveway off Smiths Neck Road — so tell us the neighborhood and the road first.

Quick Summary
- What: Labor-only moving help in Carrollton and Isle of Wight County, VA — loading, unloading, and in-home carrying. You provide the truck or container; we provide the crew.
- Rate: $75 per mover per hour. 2 movers $150/hr · 3 movers $225/hr · 4 movers $300/hr. 3-hour minimum, $450 base.
- Deposit: One hour for your crew size ($150 / $225 / $300), subtracted from your total on moving day, refundable if you cancel 48 or more hours before your move.
- Billing: The clock starts when the crew arrives at your pickup. After the minimum, time bills in 15-minute increments.
- Military: $50 military discount, standing offer. Crews are veterans and civilian professionals.
- Coverage: General liability and workers' compensation. On labor-only jobs there is no cargo insurance — you are the carrier for your goods.
- Call: 757-330-0008.

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Carrollton Moving Labor Services

You provide the truck or container; we provide the crew

Rental truck loading and unloading. You pick up the truck and we load it tight, balanced, and strapped for the drive — or unload your arriving truck into the house. Most Carrollton moves are exactly this: a one-way truck, a driveway or an apartment lot on Carrollton Boulevard, and a houseful of furniture somebody has to carry who knows how.

Portable container loading and unloading. Containers loaded the same way: heavy first, weight distributed, nothing left to shift on the road. Where a container may sit — a community street, an apartment lot, a rural lot — is a permission question first and a loading question second. Settle placement before delivery day.

Storage unit loading and unloading. Belongings sit in storage during a gap between a sale and a closing, a wait for base housing, a renovation, or a downsizing. We load units so you can get back into them — labeled boxes to the walls, heavy items low, a walkway left open.

Apartment and new-build labor. Carrollton's growth is apartments, townhomes, and new subdivisions along the boulevard corridors. Say your floor, stair count, leasing office's move window, or builder's closing date when you book — those details set the crew size.

In-home moving and rearranging. Heavy furniture up or down stairs, a room cleared for flooring work, one floor consolidated so the rest can be renovated. Same rate card, same minimum. Ask on the call about anything oversized.

Short-notice help. A closing moves, a helper does not show, a rental truck is due back tonight, orders land with a short fuse. Call 757-330-0008 — if a crew can be there, we will tell you straight. No same-day guarantee is made here.

One Community, Four Different Moves

Plan by the neighborhood, not the place name

Carrollton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Isle of Wight County — unincorporated, with no town government of its own — and its population was 7,498 in the 2020 census, up from 4,574 in 2010: a bedroom community growing toward the bridge. ZIP code 23314. Plan by the neighborhood, not the place name:

Eagle Harbor and the bridge foot. Eagle Harbor is a master-planned community developed by East West Communities (opened 2003), about a half-mile south of the James River Bridge, with apartments, townhomes, and single-family homes — the Eagle Harbor Apartments sit at 220 Marsh Landing Drive. Closest-in moves: cul-de-sacs, community parking rules, leasing-office windows at the apartments — and every move to the Peninsula starts with the crossing, not the carry.

Founder's Pointe and the waterfront. South of the bridge corridor, Founder's Pointe (1230 Founders Pointe Trail) is a waterfront community overlooking Batten Bay, about 3.5 miles south of the James River Bridge, built around a Residents' Club and custom homes. Moves here run on longer driveways and waterfront lots — tell us about the carry distance and basement stairs. Where a truck or container may sit is the community's call, confirmed before delivery day.

The boulevard corridors. Carrollton Boulevard (U.S. Route 17) runs the length of the community, and Brewers Neck Boulevard (U.S. Route 258 / State Route 32) cuts in from Smithfield. The newer subdivisions and apartment communities along these two corridors are Carrollton's growth edge: wider streets, longer floor plans, and association placement rules for trucks and containers that need an answer before the truck is rented. The Nest on 17, an apartment community at 800 Chickahominy Lane, is part of that growth — leasing-office move windows apply there the same as anywhere.

The county roads — Smiths Neck, Nike Park, and Battery Park. Away from the boulevards, Carrollton turns rural: Smiths Neck Road, Nike Park Road, and the Battery Park Road corridor toward the James River. Parking is rarely the problem; distance and surface are. A long carry down a gravel or rain-softened driveway is exactly the case where a third mover pays for himself — one person stages at the truck while two work the carry. Tell us about gates, soft ground, and turning room for the truck you rented.

The Bridge Is the Front Door

Almost every move out of Carrollton crosses water

Almost every move out of Carrollton crosses water, and the north crossing plans the day. The James River Bridge is a four-lane lift bridge, about 4.4 miles long, carrying U.S. Route 17 (US 17), US 258, and State Route 32 from Isle of Wight County to Newport News. The current bridge opened in 1982, replacing the 1928 original, and it is operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). It is a lift bridge, which means it can open for river traffic — a load on the Carrollton side and an unload in Newport News or Hampton is one job with a real river crossing in the middle, and a bridge opening or Mercury Boulevard traffic on the far side belongs in the schedule, not the surprise column.

The truck-legal route is the same one Smithfield traffic uses: Benns Church Boulevard to Brewers Neck Boulevard, then Carrollton Boulevard (US 17) across the bridge to Mercury Boulevard in Newport News. Give every driver that route in writing before moving morning, and tell us both addresses up front.

South is a different crossing: Route 17 continues over Chuckatuck Creek on the Crittenden Bridge — officially the Sidney B. Hazelwood Sr. Bridge, the current span opened in 1988 — into Suffolk. A Carrollton-to-Suffolk move is planned on that road, not around through the bridge-tunnels.

A Missile Battery Turned County Park

Carrollton holds a piece of Cold War ground. The Carrollton Nike Missile Battery, N-75, was operational by 1954 as one of the eight sites in the Norfolk Defense Area; the site stopped working as a missile battery in 1963. Today that ground is Nike Park — over 100 acres on Nike Park Road, home to the Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation Department, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (2019). The streets around Nike Park and Smiths Neck Road are where Carrollton's established housing sits — mature lots and longer driveways that predate the master-planned growth. Moves there are county moves, planned on distance and surface, not on leasing windows. Carrollton is also older than its subdivisions: the community is named for the Carroll family, prominent 19th-century landowners, and the remaining Carroll family home still stands at Reynolds Drive and Norsworthy Drive. Plan the move for the specific street, not the stereotype.

Military and Shipyard Households in the Carrollton Area

Peninsula jobs, Isle of Wight housing, one bridge between them

Carrollton has no installation inside it, and this page will not pretend otherwise. What it has is the bridge. The Census Bureau counted 1,125 veterans in the Carrollton CDP alone in its 2020–2024 estimates, and the community's growth runs on Peninsula work: Newport News Shipbuilding, Fort Eustis, and Langley Air Force Base (Joint Base Langley-Eustis) all sit across the James River Bridge. Peninsula jobs, Isle of Wight housing, one bridge between them.

For a Permanent Change of Station (PCS), labor-only help fits a Personally Procured Move (PPM): you arrange the truck or container and stay the carrier, we supply the crew, weight tickets can be weighed empty and loaded, and you keep every receipt for your own settlement paperwork. We do not promise a reimbursement amount — what the government pays on a PPM is set by your orders, your weight, and your route. Our Langley and Fort Eustis hub page carries the wider Peninsula military playbook. The rule that matters most here is the crossing: build the bridge into the schedule in both directions.

How Booking Works

Line up your truck or container first, then book the crew

1. Line up your truck or container first. Reserve the rental or schedule the container delivery, then book the crew around it — and, in a master-planned community or apartment complex, confirm where it may park before you reserve.

2. Call 757-330-0008. Say Carrollton, the neighborhood, both addresses, your crew size, and anything heavy, upstairs, in a basement, or down a long driveway. You will get the locked rate — $75 per mover per hour, 3-hour minimum.

3. Deposit. One hour for your crew size ($150 for two movers, $225 for three, $300 for four), subtracted from your total on moving day. The deposit is refundable if you cancel 48 or more hours before your move.

4. Moving day. The billing clock starts when the crew arrives at your pickup. After the 3-hour minimum, time bills in 15-minute increments. The $50 military discount is a standing offer — say you serve or served, and it comes off.

Quality Assurance Guarantee: If our movers damage an item while it is under their direct handling, we will review it promptly and work with you toward repair or replacement.

Frequently Asked Questions: Moving Labor in Carrollton, VA

Answers to the questions Carrollton customers ask most

How much does moving labor cost in Carrollton?
$75 per mover per hour, 3-hour minimum: two movers $150 per hour ($450 for three hours), three movers $225 per hour, four movers $300 per hour. You supply the truck, trailer, or container, and pay those providers directly.

Do you bring the truck?
No — this page is labor only. You rent and drive the truck or have the container delivered, and our crew does the loading, unloading, and carrying. That split is why the rate is what it is: you pay for muscle and know-how, not for a truck to sit in your driveway.

How does the James River Bridge affect a move to Newport News or Hampton?
The bridge is a four-lane lift bridge, about 4.4 miles long, carrying US 17, US 258, and State Route 32 to Newport News. It can open for river traffic, and Mercury Boulevard waits on the other side. We plan a cross-bridge move as one job with the crossing built into the schedule — tell us both addresses when you book.

I live in Eagle Harbor or Founder's Pointe. Where can my truck or container sit?
That is set by your community's rules, not by us. Both are planned communities with association rules, and container placement in particular needs the community's approval in advance. At the Eagle Harbor apartments, the leasing office sets the move window and parking answer. Confirm the spot and time limit before delivery day, and tell us when you book.

Can you load a house down a long rural driveway off Smiths Neck Road or Nike Park Road?
Yes — that is common Carrollton work away from the boulevards. The planning questions are the surface (paved, gravel, or soft after rain), turning space for the truck you rented, and carry distance. A long carry is the clearest case for a three-mover crew, so one person can stage at the truck while two carry.

Can you help on short notice — a closing moved or a helper did not show?
Call 757-330-0008 and tell us your deadline first. Last-minute moving help is core work for us: if a crew can take the job, we will tell you straight on that call — and if the slot is gone, we will say that too. We will not promise a crew we do not have.

What is the deposit, and when does the clock start?
The deposit is one hour for your crew size — $150, $225, or $300 — subtracted from your total on moving day, and refundable if you cancel 48 or more hours out. The billing clock starts when the crew arrives at your pickup, and after the 3-hour minimum your time bills in 15-minute increments.

Are you affiliated with Eagle Harbor, Founder's Pointe, or the James River Bridge?
No. We are an independent, veteran-owned moving labor company. Names on this page describe the areas we serve. Community placement rules come from the community, apartment move windows from the leasing office, and bridge operations from VDOT — not from us.

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