Kentucky
Excavation Contractors in Kentucky
150 earthwork contractors across 61 cities in Kentucky. Pick your city below.
Cities in Kentucky with earthwork contractors
61 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Kentucky
We list 150 earthwork contractors across 61 cities in Kentucky. 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 Lexington (20), Owensboro (18) and Louisville (17). The trades with the most Kentucky coverage are excavation (135), demolition (32) and concrete & foundations (18). 131 of these Kentucky listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 100 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 27 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 Kentucky: questions
Which Kentucky cities have the most excavation contractors?
Lexington with 20, Owensboro with 18, Louisville with 17, Bowling Green with 16 and Nicholasville with 6 lead the Kentucky list. In total we cover 61 cities in the state, 150 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Kentucky?
There is no Kentucky 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 150 Kentucky contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Kentucky contractor clear, grade and dig?
27 of the 150 contractors we list in Kentucky show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Reliable Outcomes Excavation in Nicholasville, covering 6: excavation, land clearing, septic systems and demolition. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in Kentucky?
17 of the 150 Kentucky 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 Kentucky city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.