Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation, hauling and material delivery and snow removal. Rated 4.6 on Google across 60 reviews.
Detroit, Michigan
19 Best Excavation Contractors in Detroit, MI
19 earthwork contractors working Detroit, MI, 15 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
Earthwork contractors in Detroit: every listing
3 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation, demolition and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 4.6 on Google across 18 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation and demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 116 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation, demolition and utility trenching. Rated 3.4 on Google across 38 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 4.5 on Google across 1271 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation and demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 6 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 4.1 on Google across 13 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 7 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation. Rated 4.5 on Google across 8 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation. Rated 3.0 on Google across 5 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation and foundations and concrete work.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation. Rated 4.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation. Rated 3.7 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation. Rated 3.3 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling demolition.
Earthwork contractor in Detroit, MI handling excavation.
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About earthwork contractors in Detroit
Excavation dominates the Detroit list: 15 of the 19 contractors show it, with demolition (8) and hauling & materials (3) behind it. Direct Construction Services, LLc. leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 116 reviews; across all 15 rated listings the average is 4.3, and 9 sit at 4.5 or higher. 3 of the 19 cover three or more trades. That matters when a lot has to go from raw to pad-ready: a firm that clears, grades and digs keeps the job off a second mobilization, and mobilizations are where budgets slip. Prices in Detroit are set per job, not off a rate card, so describe one scope to two or three of these firms and compare what comes back. Every listing is compiled from public Google Maps business data (our harvest ran July 2026), and a trade we do not show is one we found no evidence of, not one the firm turns down. Updated for 2026.
Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.
Excavation in Detroit: questions
How much does excavation cost in Detroit?
Excavation in Detroit 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 MI permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 19 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Detroit clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Prime Construction & Excavation covers 5 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Detroit: excavation, demolition, driveways & gravel roads and concrete & foundations. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Which excavation contractor in Detroit is rated highest?
Direct Construction Services, LLc. is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Detroit list, at 5.0 stars from 116 Google reviews. Of the 19 contractors working Detroit, 9 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.3).