Snow plow driveway cost per push and per season

What do published prices include?

Prices are in US dollars. Each row keeps the provider's unit and service area.

Is a seasonal snow contract cheaper than paying per push?

Only in a snowy winter. At Rosemount, 12 pushes on a two-car driveway cost $720 one at a time, against $600 for the season, while 5 pushes cost $300. A season is not unlimited: Rosemount's covers up to 12 plow-outs and Total Wash's up to 16 visits. After that, Rosemount bills each two-car visit at $50.

A contract buys a fixed bill and a place on the route. Total Wash splits its $1,040 two- to three-car season into 5 payments of $208, and it costs the same as 13 pushes at $80. Ask the contractor how many pushes your driveway took last winter and set that count against the season price before you sign.

What snow depth triggers a plow visit, and what counts as one?

The trigger is the snowfall that sends the truck: 2 inches at Rosemount, 1 inch at Total Wash. A lower trigger means more visits in the same winter, and it uses up a season's cap faster. Big storms count twice: 10 inches or more at Rosemount, 6 inches or more at Total Wash. A winter with 3 big storms uses 6 of Rosemount's 12 visits.

Ask how depth is measured, on your driveway or at the nearest weather station, and whether a return to clear the windrow, the ridge the city plow leaves across the end of your driveway, counts as a new visit. A storm that keeps falling all day can need a pass partway through and another at the end; ask whether that is one visit or two.

Is salt or de-icing included in snow removal?

At Total Wash it is: salt comes with every driveway price, and the $65 single-car rate covers the walkway too. Rosemount adds de-icing at $15–$25 a visit and prices walkways separately. With de-icing on every visit, 10 Rosemount pushes on a two-car driveway come to $750–$850, against $800 at Total Wash with salt.

Ask what the crew spreads and where. Rock salt is hard on new concrete and on pets' paws, so ask for another product if either matters. Find out whether the price covers the steps and the walk to the door, and whether a refreeze the morning after a storm brings a return visit and what it costs.

What should I ask before signing a snow plowing contract?

Send this with a photo of the driveway: Please quote snow plowing for my [two-car] driveway, about [length] feet long, per push and for the season. What snowfall starts a visit? How many visits does the season include, how do you count a big storm, and what does a visit past that cost? Is salt included? Do you clear the walk, and the ridge the city plow leaves at the end?

Before the ground freezes, mark the driveway edges with stakes so the plow stays off the lawn and clear of sprinkler heads, and show the crew where the snow can be piled. Agree how you'll hear about each visit, such as a text when the driveway is done.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• Rosemount Plowing: per-push and seasonal prices · Checked 2026-10-15

  Rosemount, Minnesota, driveway plowing at a two-inch trigger. Seasonal service runs November 1–March 31 with up to 12 plow-outs; storms of 10 inches or more count as two visits.

• The Total Wash Co.: Madison snow removal prices · Checked 2026-10-15

  Madison-area driveway plowing with salt included and a one-inch trigger. Seasonal plans cover up to 16 visits; storms of six inches or more count as two.