Excavation contractors in Wisconsin
1648 excavation contractors in Wisconsin hold an active USDOT registration. The 45 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 1400 of them.
Wisconsin law requires excavators to give the one-call system at least 3 working days' notice before starting non-emergency excavation.1 Most construction projects that disturb one or more acres need a stormwater permit from the DNR, and the Notice of Intent must be filed at least 14 working days before construction begins.2
Counties
- Waukesha County82
- Dane County70
- Brown County60
- Chippewa County54
- Marathon County52
- Outagamie County52
- Washington County50
- St. Croix County47
- Fond du Lac County42
- Waupaca County40
- Racine County37
- Trempealeau County34
- Wood County34
- Sheboygan County33
- Barron County32
- Clark County32
- Jefferson County30
- Dodge County28
- Monroe County28
- Vernon County28
- Manitowoc County27
- Sauk County27
- Rock County26
- Sawyer County26
- Winnebago County26
- Marinette County25
- Polk County25
- Dunn County24
- Grant County24
- Washburn County24
- Oneida County23
- Columbia County22
- Walworth County22
- Vilas County21
- Eau Claire County20
- La Crosse County20
- Lincoln County19
- Oconto County19
- Buffalo County18
- Pierce County18
- Douglas County16
- Iowa County16
- Kenosha County16
- Shawano County16
- Ozaukee County15
Other counties in Wisconsin
248 contractors in 27 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Adams County: Accurate Excavating Inc, Badger Ex, Dale Dolata Excavatiing, Fenner Excavating Inc, Hintz Welding & Excavating, T & L Excavation Inc
Ashland County: Independent Excavating, Ken & Dale Excavating Inc, No Two Septic Pumping & Excavating Inc, Northwoods Excavating, Scherwinski Excavating & Logging LLC, Superior Fence & Excavating LLC, Wittling Dirt Work LLC
Bayfield County: Allgood Excavating & Concrete Works LLC, Birch Street Excavating & Septic Service Inc, Brandis Excavating LLC, Complete Excavation Service, Del Jerome, Halvorson Excavating, Janes Excavating LLC, Jerome Excavating Contractors LLC, JR Excavation LLC, Mark Rasmussen Excavating Inc, Ray's Masonry Concrete & Excavating LLC, Tetzner Excavating
Burnett County: Cashman Excavating LLC, G & A Excavating, Maslow Excavating, Petersen Excavating, Quimby Excavating LLC, Taylor Excavating
Calumet County: Ecker Excavating LLC, G & H Trucking & Excavating Inc, Gosz Excavating & Trucking LLC, Jannette Trucking & Excavating Inc, Joseph R Mader Excavating, Kempen Excavating LLC, Krepline Trucking & Excavating, Precision Hydro Excavation LLC, PSE Patrick Schneider Excavating, Rooster's Mini Excavation LLC, Ross Excavating LLC, Schmitz Bros Excavating LLC, Slants Excavating LLC
Crawford County: Atkinson Excavating LLC, County Lime Excavating, D A Diggers, DBA Jim Morovits Excavating, Digger Don Excavating, Eric's Excavating, Far Hills Excavating
Door County: A&J Excavating and Restoration, Delsart Excavating LLC, Hanlin Excavating & Trucking LLC, Hocker Excavating Inc, J&J Excavation LLC, JJ Excavating, KAZ Excavating LLC, LON's Excavating, Polich Excavating and Plumbing, Rass Excavating and Materials LLC, Ros-Fox Excavating, Small's Excavating, Tipler Excavating LLC
Florence County: Bys Excavating LLC, Dans Gravel & Excavating, P W Excavating, T Sleeter Excavating
Forest County: Affordable Dirt Work, B Stauber Trucking & Excavating LLC, C&M Excavating and Land Clearing LLC, Chaney Excavating
Green County: Buesser Excavating, Chuck Goepfert Excavating, Disch Trucking & Excavating, Hard Rock Excavating LLC, Hilliard Concrete and Excavating LLC, Kranig Excavating Inc, Maddrell Excavating LLC, R & T Voegeli Excavating LLC, Robert H Babler Excavating, Rufer and Son Excavating Inc, Schlittler Construction, Seffrood Excavating, Segner Excavating, T&S Excavating LLC
Green Lake County: Darrell Voeltner Excavating, Darrells Auto Repair, Egbert Excavating Inc, Hebbe Excavating, Kinas Excavating Inc, Krause Excavating Inc, Mo-Jo Excavating LLC, Petraszak Excavating Ltd, Pollesch Excavating LLC, Terry Kohn Excavating LLC, Thoma Excavating Inc, Top Notch Excavating, Wendts Sewer & Excavating Inc
Iron County: Altman Excavating Inc, J&J Excavation Services LLC, Jake's Excavating & Landscaping LLC, Joes Excavating, Steve's Excavating & Landscaping, Strand Excavating, Swartz Trucking & Excavating LLC
Jackson County: A-1 Landscaping & Excavating, Don Chandler Excavating, Hawk Island Excavating & Landscaping LLC, J & K Trucking & Excavating, J Trucking & Excavating, JBC Trucking, Jeff Chandler Excavating, L T E Light Trucking & Excavating, Peak Contracting, RCD Backhoe and Scrap, Torkelson Excavating LLC
Juneau County: Clark Plumbing & Excavating LLC, Droptine Excavating, Fred Skubis Excavating, Hall's Excavating, Mahaffey Excavating, Morris Excavating LLC, Olson Excavating
Kewaunee County: Champion Excavating LLC, Enderby Excavating LLC, Haack Grading & Tile LLC, JRM Excavation & Grading LLC, Kustka Excavating LLC, Lohrey Excavating LLC, Michalski Excavating, Mitch & Sons Excavation Utility LLC, Ronet Trucking and Excavating LLC, Theys Trucking & Excavating Inc, Twins Excavating Inc
Lafayette County: 3 M Excavating, Ferrell Excavating Inc, Harris Concrete and Excavating, Nall Excavating LLC, Ralph L Johnson Excavating
Langlade County: Charles Jackson Trucking and Excavating LLC, Digging Deep Dirtwork & Landscaping, Grade A Plus Excavation LLC, Grose Excavating, McDougals Backhoe Service LLC, Packard Excavating and Landscaping, Siemers North Woods Excavating LLC, Stibbe Excavating & Grading Inc, Tatro Dirt Work Plus LLC, Three Seasons Excavating LLC
Marquette County: Daniels Excavating & Landscaping Inc, Grimmenga Excavating, Hartwig's Excavating LLC, Luger Landscaping and Excavating LLC, McReath Excavating, Metta Excavating LLC, Metta Grading and Excavating LLC, Packwaukee Excavating, Peschel Plumbing and Excavating, Ronald Kalata Excavating, Schultz Excavating, Twin Elm Excavating LLC
Menominee County: Boivin Excavating LLC, Cruz Trucking & Grading
Milwaukee County: A A A Grading & Services, D VON Drasek & Sons Excavating & Grading Inc, Great Lakes Excavating Inc, Hooks Excavating LLC, J & H Excavating, Maass Excavating & Trucking in, Robies Grading LLC, Tom Dittrich Excavating, Verhalen Excavating LLC, VLA Grading LLC, Wisconsin Trucking Trenching & Excavating LLC
Pepin County: Brian Berger Excavating LLC, H & R Excavation LLC, Hildebrandt Excavating, Renz Trucking E Excavating, RM Schlosser Excavating LLC, Unser Excavating Inc, W L Dorwin Backhoe Service
Portage County: Best Excavating & Trucking LLC, Cad Excavating & Trucking, DC Trucking and Excavating LLC, Dean Altmann Trucking & Excavating Inc, Dennis Hintz & Son Excavating & Septics Inc, Fahrner Excavating Inc, Jerry Skrzeczkoski Trucking & Excavating, Kawleski Excavating Forest Pro, Kyle Kluck Trucking & Excavating Inc, Seavers Trucking and Excavating LLC, Stuczynski Trucking & Excavating Inc, Tony's Landscaping & Excavating Inc, WCS Trucking & Excavating LLC, Whitey's Excavating LLC
Price County: 8 Mile Excavation and Service LLC, D&F Trucking & Excavating LLC, Damrow Excavating, Larry Palecek Bulldozing & Excavating LLC, Loewe Excavating, Martinovich Excavating LLC, Morey's Evergreens & Excavating LLC, MSR Excavating LLC, Polacek Excavating and Landscaping LLC, Rabehl Excavating
Richland County: Augelli Concrete & Excavating LLC, Barrett Excavating, Bear Valley Excavating LLC, Greg Dull Excavating, John Seep & Sons Septic Systems & Excavating LLC, K&K Excavating, Kramer Transport & Excavating, Mueller&Sons Excavatiing LLC, Paul Deckert Excavating, Rynes Marshall Plumbing & Excavating, Wanless Excavating Inc
Rusk County: Crotteau Excavating LLC, H&S Excavating LLC, Kevs Excavating, Morgan Excavating, Ron Young Plumbing Heating & Excavating Inc, Russ Thompson Excavating Inc, Steve Golat Sewer & Excavating Inc, Thornapple Excavating LLC
Taylor County: A&C Excavating Equipment LLC, Dassow Excavating, Lageman Lite Excavating, Mark C Smith Excavating, Mike Kraemer Trucking - Excavating, Nathan Dassow Excavating LLC, Nicholson Excavating LLC, Randy Thums Trucking & Excavating LLC, TAZ Excavating and Landscaping, Westaby Excavating
Waushara County: Blader Excavating LLC, Central Wisconsin Excavating, G & D Trucking & Excavating, Hartwig Excavating Inc, Hudziak Excavating & Landscape LLC, J & J Trucking & Excavating LLC, Lietz Excavation LLC, RJ's Excavating, Rock Hard Excavating Inc, RR Excavating, S&G Excavating LLC, Wagner Mini Excavating LLC, Wise Excavating
What excavation costs in Wisconsin
These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
- Residential excavation and site prep
- $1,500–$5,000 for a typical job; $2,500–$15,000 for a full home sitePrice driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
- Land clearing, small lot
- $1,400–$5,800Price driver: Tree density
- Grading a yard
- $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyardPrice driver: Slope
- Driveway excavation, before gravel or paving
- $1,000–$5,000Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
- Dirt haul-off
- $500–$6,000 per jobPrice driver: Haul distance and disposal
Published labor data puts the Midwest roughly 20% above the Southeast.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.