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Compare 21,050 excavation, land clearing, grading, septic and demolition contractors across 5,894 cities by the jobs they actually take. Pick one and call direct.
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What EarthworkScout shows that Maps does not
Google files each business under one category. Earthwork contractors do not work that way, and the gap between those two facts is the whole reason this site exists.
Every trade, not one label
A firm filed as "Excavating contractor" may also clear land, put in septic, and cut driveways. We read the full set of categories each business carries, so you see the whole spread instead of one word.
Filter by the job in front of you
You do not need an excavator, you need a stump field cleared and a pad graded. Stack those filters on any city page and you get the outfits that can do both, with no second mobilization to pay for.
Mobile outfits included
A lot of good dirt work comes off a truck, not out of a yard. Those firms have no address to pin, so most directories quietly drop them. We keep them, and the card says which ones they are.
The jobs we track
Every contractor is tagged with the work we can evidence. Pick one to see where it is covered, or use the same tags as filters on any city page.
- 17,527excavationDigging and moving dirt: footings, trenches, basements, cuts and fills.
- 4,814demolitionTearing down structures and clearing what is left behind.
- 2,361land clearingTaking trees, brush and stumps off a lot before anything can be dug.
- 2,139concrete & foundationsFootings, foundation excavation and the flatwork that follows.
- 2,091driveways & gravel roadsCutting, grading and gravelling driveways and private roads.
- 1,587grading & site prepShaping and levelling ground so a build, pad or driveway sits right and drains.
- 1,516drainage & pondsFrench drains, swales, erosion control, retention ponds and pond digging.
- 1,333hauling & materialsTrucking in fill, topsoil and gravel, and hauling spoil out.
- 1,217septic systemsInstalling or replacing tanks, drain fields and leach beds.
- 988trenching & utilitiesDigging runs for water, sewer, storm, power and conduit.
- 689snow removalWinter plowing, the off-season work most dirt outfits also run.
- 212debris removalClearing construction debris and site waste.
- 171stump & tree removalPulling stumps and taking trees down as part of a clearing job.
- 115pool excavationDigging pool holes and hauling the spoil.
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Frequently asked questions
What does EarthworkScout do?
EarthworkScout is a search engine for earthwork contractors. Pick your state, then your city, and you get the contractors working your area, with the jobs each one takes, their Google rating, and a phone number. Maps shows one category per business; we show the whole spread, so you can tell the septic installer from the land clearer from the firm that does both.
What counts as earthwork?
Anything that moves dirt or clears ground before a build. Excavation is the digging: footings, basements, trenches, cuts and fills. Land clearing is what comes first on a wooded lot: trees, brush, stumps. Around those sit grading and site prep, septic systems, demolition, utility trenching, drainage and ponds, and driveways. Most contractors do several of these, which is why we list them by job rather than by trade name.
How much does excavation cost?
Most excavation is quoted by the day or by the job, not off a rate card. Small residential digs commonly land between $1,500 and $5,000, land clearing runs roughly $1,500 to $5,000 an acre depending on tree cover and what happens to the debris, and a full septic install is usually $5,000 to $15,000. Site access, soil, rock, haul distance and permits move all of those numbers hard, so get two or three quotes off the same city page.
Do I need one contractor or several?
Usually one, if you pick the right one. A firm that clears, grades and digs can take a lot from raw to pad-ready without a handoff, and handoffs are where schedules slip. Use the service filters on any city page to find the outfits covering every part of your job. Note that a missing tag means we found no evidence of that service, not that they refuse the work, so it is worth asking.
How are contractors listed on EarthworkScout?
We compile earthwork businesses from public business data, then work out which jobs each one takes from its business name and its full set of Google Maps categories. We drop the trades that flood these searches without ever touching dirt: roofers, remodelers, realtors, supply yards and lawn-mowing outfits. EarthworkScout is a directory, not a lead broker: when you find a contractor you like, you call them directly.
A directory, not a lead broker
EarthworkScout is an independent directory of excavation, land clearing and site work contractors across the United States. We compile listings from public business data, work out which trades each firm covers, and lay it out so you can compare in one place. Nobody pays to rank here, we do not take bookings, and we do not sell your job as a lead. When you find a contractor you like, you call them directly.