Missouri
Excavation Contractors in Missouri
498 earthwork contractors across 147 cities in Missouri. Pick your city below.
Cities in Missouri with earthwork contractors
147 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Missouri
Missouri is one of the deeper states in this directory: 498 earthwork contractors across 147 cities, with the biggest benches in Kansas City (41), Springfield (33) and St. Louis (31). 21 Missouri cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most Missouri coverage are excavation (433), demolition (76) and land clearing (58). 408 of these Missouri listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 314 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 81 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.
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Excavation in Missouri: questions
Which Missouri cities have the most excavation contractors?
Kansas City with 41, Springfield with 33, St. Louis with 31, Jefferson City with 26 and Joplin with 23 lead the Missouri list. In total we cover 147 cities in the state, 498 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Missouri?
There is no Missouri 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 498 Missouri contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Missouri contractor clear, grade and dig?
81 of the 498 contractors we list in Missouri show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is R. A. Finn LLC Excavation in Pleasant Hill, covering 8: excavation, demolition, trenching & utilities and drainage & ponds. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in Missouri?
58 of the 498 Missouri 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 Missouri city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.