Alabama
Excavation Contractors in Alabama
443 earthwork contractors across 162 cities in Alabama. Pick your city below.
Cities in Alabama with earthwork contractors
162 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Alabama
Alabama is one of the deeper states in this directory: 443 earthwork contractors across 162 cities, with the biggest benches in Birmingham (23), Huntsville (15) and Madison (14). 26 Alabama cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most Alabama coverage are excavation (383), land clearing (108) and demolition (75). 359 of these Alabama listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.7 stars, and 288 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 93 cover three or more trades, which is often the cheaper hire: one machine owner carries the job from clearing through grading to the dig. Pick a city below to see who works it and what each firm takes on. Updated for 2026.
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Excavation in Alabama: questions
Which Alabama cities have the most excavation contractors?
Birmingham with 23, Huntsville with 15, Madison with 14, Auburn with 12 and Mobile with 11 lead the Alabama list. In total we cover 162 cities in the state, 443 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Alabama?
There is no Alabama rate card: contractors quote after seeing access, soil and haul distance. As national reference points, small residential digs commonly land between $1,500 and $5,000, land clearing runs about $1,500 to $5,000 an acre, and a conventional septic install is $5,000 to $15,000. Describe one identical scope to two or three of the 443 Alabama contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Alabama contractor clear, grade and dig?
93 of the 443 contractors we list in Alabama show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Qwick Company LLC. in Stapleton, covering 6: excavation, land clearing, demolition and driveways & gravel roads. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in Alabama?
108 of the 443 Alabama listings show land clearing: taking trees, brush and stumps off a lot before anything can be dug or built. Clearing is priced per acre and moves hardest on tree density and the debris plan (mulch on site, burn, or haul off), so settle the debris question first. Filter any Alabama city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.