Connecticut
Excavation Contractors in Connecticut
510 earthwork contractors across 137 cities in Connecticut. Pick your city below.
Cities in Connecticut with earthwork contractors
137 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Connecticut
Connecticut is one of the deeper states in this directory: 510 earthwork contractors across 137 cities, with the biggest benches in Stamford (26), Danbury (25) and Middlefield (24). 34 Connecticut cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most Connecticut coverage are excavation (466), drainage & ponds (83) and demolition (68). 387 of these Connecticut listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 305 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 102 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 Connecticut: questions
Which Connecticut cities have the most excavation contractors?
Stamford with 26, Danbury with 25, Middlefield with 24, Bridgeport with 16 and Shelton with 15 lead the Connecticut list. In total we cover 137 cities in the state, 510 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Connecticut?
There is no Connecticut 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 510 Connecticut contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Connecticut contractor clear, grade and dig?
102 of the 510 contractors we list in Connecticut show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Valli Construction Co Inc in Portland, covering 7: excavation, septic systems, demolition and drainage & ponds. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who installs septic systems in Connecticut?
64 of the 510 Connecticut listings show septic installation. Those are installers, not tank pumpers; we drop pump-only outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. A perc test and a permit come before any digging, so start those early, then filter a city page by "septic systems" to see who does the work near you.