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Moving in Gardena: what we handle for you
Gardena moves are family moves: established houses with garages and back units, often multi-generational households consolidating or expanding. Two-pickup moves — main house plus a relative's apartment or a storage unit — are billed as one continuous job with a single minimum, the honest way.
The city's small-business fabric — restaurants, machine shops, family businesses along Western and Vermont — brings us regular commercial moves, run on weekends so doors don't close.
Central South Bay position means short hops everywhere: Torrance, Carson, Inglewood and the Harbor Area all land within 20–30 minutes of double drive time.
Gardena by the numbers
| Governed by | City of Gardena (Los Angeles County) |
|---|---|
| Population | 59,422 |
| Homes owned / rented | 48.8% / 51.2% |
| Housing type | 52.8% single-family · 13.0% in 2–4 unit buildings · 28.4% in 5+ unit buildings · 5.7% mobile homes |
| Median year built | 1964 |
| Median home value | $700,600 |
| Median rent paid | $1,809 a month, utilities included |
| Moved in the past year | 8.7% of residents (LA County: 9.2%) |
| Speak Spanish at home | 33.5% (LA County: 37.6%) |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, via Census Reporter.
The housing is mixed — 52.8% single-family houses and 28.4% of homes in buildings with five or more units — so we confirm stairs, elevators and parking at both addresses when we quote.
Services available in Gardena
Gardena moving FAQ
Can Best Movers LA pick up from two addresses in one move?
Yes — house plus a storage unit or relative's place is one continuous hourly job with a single 3-hour minimum.
Does Best Movers LA move restaurants and small businesses?
Yes — weekend and overnight moves for Gardena's small businesses are routine, including equipment handling.
How much is a 3-bedroom house move in Gardena?
Typically $840–$1,440 with a 3–4 mover Best Movers LA crew ($128–$168/hr), garage included.
Access, parking and permits in Gardena
LADOT has no authority over the curb in Gardena: truck reservations are issued by the City of Gardena itself, with its own fee and lead time, and we check both against your move date.
Gardena is about 14 road miles south of Downtown LA — a distance you don’t pay for. Under California’s double drive time rule only the drive between your two addresses is billed, counted twice; on our most common runs from Gardena at $88/hr for two movers, that adds:
| From Gardena to | Actual drive | Billed (doubled) | Added at $88/hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawndale | 3 mi · about 10 min | 20 min | $29 |
| Hawthorne | 4 mi · about 10 min | 20 min | $29 |
| Compton | 7 mi · about 14 min | 28 min | $41 |
| Hancock Park | 17 mi · about 34 min | 68 min | $100 |
No fuel surcharge, mileage or call-out fee is added on top.
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