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Excavation contractors in Iowa

513 excavation contractors in Iowa hold an active USDOT registration. The 6 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 128 of them.

Counties

Other counties in Iowa

385 contractors in 88 counties with fewer than 15 listings.

Allamakee County: Bacon Concrete & Excavating, Bear Hollow Bulldozing and Backhoe Service LLC, Blake Excavating LLC, Byrnes Dozing & Excavating, Dave's Excavating, Kirk's Excavating LLC, Sommer Excavating LLC

Appanoose County: Fane Septic & Excavation LLC, Gary Chaplin Dozing & Excavating

Benton County: Cronbaugh Excavating Incorporated, Kenway Excavating Inc, R Squared Excavating, Rabe Excavating, Schminke Excavating LLC, Schrader Excavating and Grading Company

Boone County: Iowa Pipe and Grading LLC, Keller Excavating Inc, Precision Excavating & Septic LLC, The Grading Company Inc, Todd Farms & Excavation, Youngren Excavating Inc

Buchanan County: Gericke Excavating, J Recker Excavating Trucking Skidsteer

Buena Vista County: Christian Bros Excavating LC, Larry Miller Farms Tilling and Excavating

Butler County: Cole Excavating LLC, Cordes Excavating, Hoodjer Excavating, Mehmen Excavating & Trucking LLC, Midwest Excavation & Trucking LLC, Peterson Backhoe, Ragsdale Dozer Service, Ragsdale Excavating, Scott's Dirt Work

Calhoun County: B&S Tiling and Excavation, Gemberling Excavating Inc

Carroll County: Schroeder Excavation LLC

Cass County: CJ's Excavation LLC, Harrison Hoegh Excavation

Cedar County: Billick Construction & Grading, Eastern Iowa Dozing & Excavating Inc, Heavy Excavating, Lynch's Excavating Inc, Schwarz Excavating Inc

Cerro Gordo County: C & R Excavating & Concrete, Charlson Excavating Company Inc, Clark Quinn Trucking & Excavating, John Ries Excavating Inc, McKiness Excavating Inc, Navratil Excavating, Niss Excavation, Paulson Excavating Inc, Rex Liekweg Tiling & Excavating

Cherokee County: SCE, Schoon Warehouse & Trucking

Chickasaw County: AJ Hydraulic and Excavation, Bachman Excavating, Garman Excavating LLC, Nolte's Excavating

Clarke County: Keller Dirtwork LLC

Clay County: Abel Drainage & Excavating Inc, Hagedorn Excavating Inc

Clayton County: Friedlein Excavating LLC, Moses Drainage & Excavating, Nathan Welch Excavating Inc, Nick's Excavating, Ray's Excavating LLC, Thornton Excavating LLC, Whittle Excavation LLC

Clinton County: Crandall Construction & Excavating LLC, Endline Excavating LLC, JP Dozing & Excavating LLC, JVH Excavating LLC, Kleinschmidt Excavating, Matt Thompson Dozing and Excavating, Mitchell Reader, Parson Tile & Backhoe Service Inc, Ron Hermiston Trucking & Excavating LLC, Schroeder Dozing & Excavating LLC, State Line Excavation LLC

Crawford County: JB Excavation & Septic

Dallas County: Dick Clark Excavating, Howard Belgarde Trucking & Excavating, Keeny Excavating, Mark B Hane, Morris Excavating Ltd, RD McKinney Plumbing and Excavating Inc, Rhinehart Excavating Inc

Davis County: DC Plumbing and Excavating, Fleming Plumbing and Excavation, Renfrew Excavating Dozing & Tiling, Sample Excavating

Decatur County: Hofmann Excavating

Delaware County: Lahr, Schanbeck Landscaping & Excavation LLC

Des Moines County: Four Seasons Excavation Inc, FYE Excavating Inc, Mahr Excavating, Swanner Excavating

Dickinson County: Carney Drainage and Excavating, Layton's Backhoe Service, Sam Wedeking Excavating Inc

Emmet County: Herum Excavation LLC, JT Excavation LLC, Osher Excavating, Pluth Excavation, Rezac Excavating

Fayette County: Erickson Excavating, K & C Excavating Kraus Const, Perkins Excavating LLC, Precision Excavating LLC, Rockie Williams Excavating, Walter Wenthold Excavating Inc

Floyd County: Brandau Backhoe Inc, Fullerton Excavating, Kamm Excavating Corporation, Kisch Excavating LLC, Laubes Backhoe and Hauling Service, Peters Excavation and Rental LLC, Tegtmeier Backhoe and Trucking, Thompson Excavating

Franklin County: Heitland Excavating Inc, Lambertsen Excavating, Inc., Mountain Movers Dirt Work LLC

Fremont County: Haning Excavation LLC, Spartan Excavation LLC

Greene County: Pemble Tiling & Excavating LLC

Grundy County: Beard's Plumbing, Excavation, & Septic LLC, Bill Hartwig Excavating

Guthrie County: Harmann Excavating, McCartney Excavating Inc, Schneider Excavating LLC

Hamilton County: Sogard Excavating LLC

Hancock County: Brian Hiscocks Excavating, Prime Excavating Inc

Hardin County: Aldinger Excavating LLC, Hands on Excavating LLC, Hansen Dozer & Backhoe Service, Ron Roby Excavating, Ross Excavating

Harrison County: Apex Grading LLC, Eagle Hills Excavating Inc, Hoden Excavating LLC, K & P Excavation

Henry County: All American Excavating LLC, Kinney & Sons Excavating & Grading Inc, R C Christensen Excavating Construction, TC Tiling & Excavating, Weigert Excavating

Howard County: Foley's Backhoe, Loewen Excavating and Septics, Loewen Excavating LLC, Mark's Backhoe Service, Ptacek Excavating

Humboldt County: Anderson Drainage & Excavation LLC, Jensen Drainage & Excavation Inc, Marso Excavating, Marso Excavating

Iowa County: Black Trucking and Excavation LLC, Brian Miller Excavating LLC, Jim Dietze Trucking and Backhoe, K&K Excavating, S Siems Grading and Hauling LLC

Jackson County: 2MAROS Excavating, Bisinger Excavating, Dan Weber Excavating Inc, Elk River Trucking & Excavating LLC, Klocke Excavating, Kunde Excavating & Quarry Inc, Patterson Excavating LLC, Shearer Trucking & Excavating LLC, TW Excavating LLC

Jasper County: Co-Line Excavation LLC, Franzen Excavating, Gibson Excavating & Sanitation LLC, Hewitt Excavating Inc, Lanphier Excavating LLC, RW Excavating Solutions LC

Jefferson County: Cross Iron Excavating, Davis Excavating & Dozing LLC

Johnson County: Altered Earth Excavation, Bockenstedt Excavating Inc, Bowman Excavating & Trucking, BWC Excavating LC, Chris's Excavating, Iowa City Excavating & Grading Inc, Landons Sitework LLC, M 5 Hauling & Grading, Yordi Excavating Inc

Jones County: Arensdorf Excavating & Trucking, King Excavation, McGovern Grading and Excavating Inc, Randy Shady Excavating, S C Oberbreckling Excavating

Keokuk County: B & H Excavating

Kossuth County: DBA Rolling Excavating, Eden Excavating, Erpelding Excavating Enterprise Corp, Reding's Gravel and Excavating Inc, Reutzel Excavating Inc

Lee County: Blue Top Excavating LLC, Hall Excavating & Septic Service Incorporated, Kenny Van Hyning Trucking and Excavating, Kuntz Excavating, Lewis Excavating and Septic Inc, MBG Excavating & Hauling, Meller Excavating & Asphalt Inc, TJ Excavating LLC, Walljasper Tiling & Excavating Co

Louisa County: Hewitts Excavating Inc

Lucas County: Patriot Excavation LLC

Lyon County: Ab Excavation, Caswell Excavating Inc, Clasen Excavating, K H W Excavation Inc, Mitchell & Huss Excavation Inc, Premier Trucking and Excavation LLC, Schaefer Excavation LLC, Traxx Excavating

Madison County: 4D Grading LLC, Accurate Grading LLC, Hilsabeck Dirtwork LLC, JRS Excavating LLC, Stapes Concrete and Grading LLC, Town &County Excavating LLC

Mahaska County: Boender Excavation, Exodus Excavating LLC, TD Sitework LLC, Teeter Construction & Dirt Work LLC

Marion County: Brackin Excavating LLC, Cushman Excavation LLC, Daves Dozing & Excavating, Davis Excavation, Sterk Excavating Inc

Marshall County: Brockman Excavating LLC, Mumm Backhoe & Excavating LLC, Needham Excavating & Landscaping, Sharp Enterprises DBA Sharp Excavating, Upah Trucking and Excavating, Young Excavating LLC

Mills County: Fine Line Grading, Lawrence Trenching and Excavating LLC, Southwest Excavation and Hauling LLC

Mitchell County: Havig Excavating and Trucking, Kleckner Backhoe Service, Mayer's Digging Company, Popp Excavating L L C

Monona County: Albers Excavating & Hauling LLC, Neddermeyer Excavation Demolition LLC

Monroe County: H & S Land Clearing & Dirt Work LLC, JC Excavating, JOA Excavation LLC

Montgomery County: Black Earth Excavation & Tiling, Elliott Backhoe Trenching Inc, Gohlinghorst Excavation Inc, Welsch Excavating

Muscatine County: Brauns Excavating LLC, Ellsworth Excavating, Gorsuch Excavating LLC, Joe's Trucking & Backhoe, Riverbend Excavating Inc

O'Brien County: B & R Excavating LLC, Brinkman Gravel and Excavating LLC, Faber's Dozer Service, Holtrop Excavating Inc, Pederson Excavating Co, Puhrmann Excavating, R1 Excavating LLC, Visser Gravel & Excavating Inc

Page County: JW Excavation Inc

Palo Alto County: Clem Joynt Excavating, Myer Tile & Backhoe LLC, TM Ag & Excavating LLC, Wirtz Backhoe & Dozer Inc

Plymouth County: Brian McKee Backhoe Services, Dreckman Excavating Inc, J L Trucking & Excavating, Kellen Excavating LLC, Roder Excavation, Schroeder Dozer Service

Pocahontas County: Schoon Backhoe Inc, Schoon Excavating, Sindergard Excavating Inc, Tuma Tiling & Backhoe Inc

Pottawattamie County: American Backhoe Co Inc, Clark Excavating LLC, Goettsch Excavating, Gundersen Grading, Larson Backhoe Services Inc, Mefferd Trucking & Excavating, Miller Bros Excavating, Morris Excavating Company Inc, TJR Grading LLC, Western Excavating

Poweshiek County: Armstrong Excavating LLC, Steele Excavating Inc, Strand Excavating Inc

Ringgold County: Dynamic Grading and Trucking, Schaefer Excavating Inc

Sac County: Brian Pickhinke Backhoe & Tiling, Empire Excavation, Healy Excavating

Shelby County: Performance Grading LLC

Sioux County: Aalbers Excavatingtrucking Inc, Cleveringa Excavating LLC, Dykstra Excavating Inc, H & H Dirt Work, Hibma Excavating, J&A Excavating LLC, Jerry Reisma Excavating, JR Construction, Northwest Excavating Inc, Teunissen Excavating, Valley Excavating Inc, Vanden Berg Excavating LLC, Waterman Backhoe Inc

Story County: Ames Trenching & Excavating, Iowa Pipe and Grading, Jet Drain & Excavating, Mallon Excavating, Marshall's Excavating & Trucking, Murphy Excavating & Grading LC, Nevada Excavating LLC, TK Grading & Seeding LLC

Tama County: Hatch Grading & Contracting Inc, Hydro Excavating, Kupka Excavating & Trucking LLC

Taylor County: Norris Excavating, Watson Excavation & Demolition

Union County: Needham Dirt Work LLC

Van Buren County: Buford Dozing & Excavating LLC, Muhs Excavating

Wapello County: Anderson Excavating, Durflinger Excavating, Old Guys & Dirtwork, Reed Excavation Co, Smith Tiling & Backhoe, Tim Skinner Trucking & Excavation LLC

Warren County: A L Mealey Excavating Inc, Dillman Grading Inc, George Excavating & Grading, Hibbs Excavating & Grading Inc, Martin Grading & Landscaping LLC, MC KEE Excavation, McAninch Excavating LLC, Midwest Grading Inc, Wilson Excavation LLC

Washington County: American Dirt Work LLC, Ballou Backhoe & Trucking LLC, Beachy Excavating and Trucking, Bower Excavating and Hardscapes LLC, Cornerstone Excavating Inc, Dickinson Excavating & Hauling, Executive Excavating, Kos Excavating, Landis Excavating, Sei Drain & Excavating LLC, Washington Plumbing & Backhoe LLC

Wayne County: Coddington Backhoe & Trenching Inc, G W Hicks Excavating, Ligman Excavating LLC, Snider Backhoe & Trenching LLC

Webster County: ASA Excavation LLC, Eggers Concrete & Dirt Work, Hood Excavation Inc, TLC Excavating & Demolition

Winnebago County: K & N Excavating & Drainage Inc, K-1 Excavating & Drainage Inc, Kuchenbecker Excavating, Rognes Bros Excavating Inc

Winneshiek County: Bahr Excavating LLC, J & M Excavating LLC, Northeast Iowa Backhoe Service, Sorum Lime & Excavating

Woodbury County: Carr Excavation, Gary Hobbs Excavating, Johnston Excavating, Joy Excavating & Tiling LLC, Quality Backhoe Service LLC, Terry M Clarkson Excavating

Worth County: Brian Nettleton Excavating Inc, Helgeson Excavating & Land Mangement LLC, Peterson Excavating and Drainage Inc, Timothy A Johnson

Wright County: Hennigar Construction & Excavating

What excavation costs in Iowa

These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.

Residential excavation and site prep
$1,500–$5,000 for standard site work (Appalachian Scapes)$2,500–$15,000 for a standard home site (SiteX)Price driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
Removing trees, shrubs and debris
$1,400–$5,800 (HomeAdvisor)Price driver: Tree density
Grading a yard
$1,000–$5,000 for an average backyard (HomeGuide)Price driver: Slope
Driveway excavation
$1,000–$5,000 on average (Appalachian Scapes)Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
Dirt removal on a landscaping job
$500–$6,000 (Angi)Price driver: Haul distance and disposal

Published labor data puts the Midwest roughly 20% above the Southeast (SiteX).

Ranges from Appalachian Scapes, SiteX, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide and Angi, checked September 2026.