Delaware
Excavation Contractors in Delaware
31 earthwork contractors across 10 cities in Delaware. Pick your city below.
Cities in Delaware with earthwork contractors
10 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Delaware
Delaware coverage is thinner than most states: 31 contractors across 10 cities, and 2 cities carry five or more. The deepest bench is Wilmington (13). Crews in this trade travel, so a town with two listings is still worth a call, and the nearest bigger city usually covers the gap. The trades with the most Delaware coverage are excavation (24), demolition (10) and driveways & gravel roads (6). 24 of these Delaware listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 17 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 8 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 Delaware: questions
Which Delaware cities have the most excavation contractors?
Wilmington with 13, Hockessin with 5, New Castle with 4, Dover with 3 and Camden with 1 lead the Delaware list. In total we cover 10 cities in the state, 31 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Delaware?
There is no Delaware 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 31 Delaware contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Delaware contractor clear, grade and dig?
8 of the 31 contractors we list in Delaware show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Marshall Landscaping LLC in Wilmington, covering 5: excavation, drainage & ponds, driveways & gravel roads and concrete & foundations. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in Delaware?
2 of the 31 Delaware 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 Delaware city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.