Nebraska
Excavation Contractors in Nebraska
116 earthwork contractors across 37 cities in Nebraska. Pick your city below.
Cities in Nebraska with earthwork contractors
37 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Nebraska
We list 116 earthwork contractors across 37 cities in Nebraska. The reason to browse them here rather than on Maps is the trades: Google files each firm under one category, and we show every job we can evidence. The deepest lists are in Omaha (36), Lincoln (27) and Grand Island (6). The trades with the most Nebraska coverage are excavation (95), demolition (27) and grading & site prep (17). 98 of these Nebraska listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.5 stars, and 64 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 18 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.
Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.
Excavation in Nebraska: questions
Which Nebraska cities have the most excavation contractors?
Omaha with 36, Lincoln with 27, Grand Island with 6, Boys Town with 5 and Walton with 4 lead the Nebraska list. In total we cover 37 cities in the state, 116 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Nebraska?
There is no Nebraska 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 116 Nebraska contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Nebraska contractor clear, grade and dig?
18 of the 116 contractors we list in Nebraska show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is L & R Grading & Excavating in Chapman, covering 5: excavation, grading & site prep, drainage & ponds 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 Nebraska?
9 of the 116 Nebraska 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 Nebraska city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.