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.