Joliet, Illinois

6 Best Excavation Contractors in Joliet, IL

6 earthwork contractors working Joliet, IL, 5 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

1 more contractor works this area from a truck rather than a yard, so it has no address to pin. It is in the list below.

Earthwork contractors in Joliet: every listing

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About earthwork contractors in Joliet

EarthworkScout lists 6 earthwork contractors working Joliet, Illinois: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 5 of these Joliet listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.2 stars, and 4 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, demolition and trenching & utilities. Earthwork in Joliet is priced by the job rather than by a rate card, so the sensible move is to describe the same scope to two or three contractors and compare what comes back. Every listing here is built from public business data and the full set of categories a firm is filed under, and a service we do not show simply means we found no evidence of it, not that they turn the work down. Updated for 2026.

Excavation in Joliet: questions

How much does excavation cost in Joliet?

Excavation in Joliet is quoted by the job or the machine day, not off a price list. A small residential dig commonly lands between $1,500 and $5,000; what moves it is access, how far the spoil has to travel, whether you hit rock, and what the IL permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 6 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Which excavation contractor in Joliet is rated highest?

Stip Brothers Excavating Inc is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Joliet list, at 5.0 stars from 4 Google reviews. Of the 6 contractors working Joliet, 4 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.2).