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Excavation Contractors in Iowa

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS IA23891a

Excavation Contractors in Iowa industry analysis

The Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx locations. Industry employment has decreased an annualized -x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x% to $x.x billion, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to grow x.x% to x,xxx locations. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers, while industry wages are forecast to increase % to $x.x million.

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About the Excavation Contractors in Iowa Market Research Report

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Definition of the Excavation Contractors in Iowa?

This industry primarily excavates land for building construction. Activities include drilling shafts, foundation digging and drilling and grading. The excavation work performed includes new work, additions, alterations and repairs.

What’s included in the Excavation Contractors in Iowa?

The Excavation Contractors in Iowa includes earthmoving, excavating, ground de-watering, land clearing, leveling and grading, removing overburden, trench digging, foundation drilling and drilling of shafts. Related terms covered in the Excavation Contractors in Iowa industry report includes an economic stimulus package enacted by congress in 2009 to help create jobs and promote investment and consumer spending during the recession, the loose material that overlies bedrock, typically the upper strata of a sedimentary deposit that covers and consolidates an ore deposit or coal seam, to make a hole, hollow or uncover land by digging, scooping or grading, the passing of information from person to person by oral communication and a written offer or bid to contract goods or services at a specified cost or rate.

Industry Performance of the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa

Benchmark the Excavation Contractors in Iowa industry performance with all IA county and national performance.

Excavation Contractors in Iowa

#27 in Highest Revenue 1.4% of state's GDP
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Excavation Contractors in the US


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Key Drivers of the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa

See how key industry drivers, such as population, private investment in non-residential construction, private investment in residential construction, value of private nonresidential construction, local and state government investment and value of residential construction are impacting Excavation Contractors in Iowa

Iowa Economic Indicators

Population
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
Private Investment in Residential Construction

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US Key External Drivers

Value of private nonresidential construction
Local and state government investment
Value of residential construction

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County Data of the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa

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Key Statistics of the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa

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What is the market size of the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa in 2025?

The market size of the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa is $2.0bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa in 2025?

There are 4,349 businesses in the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 0.4% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa has been growing at an average annual rate of 1.3% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa in 2025?

There are 6,166 employees in the Excavation Contractors industry in Iowa, which has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.5% from 2020 to 2025.