St. Louis, Missouri

31 Best Excavation Contractors in St. Louis, MO

31 earthwork contractors working St. Louis, MO, 26 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in St. Louis: every listing

1 of these covers three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.

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4.9 · 109 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 4.9 on Google across 109 reviews.

4.6 · 95 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling excavation and drainage and pond work. Rated 4.6 on Google across 95 reviews.

4.0 · 8 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.0 on Google across 8 reviews.

3.4 · 12 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling excavation and utility trenching. Rated 3.4 on Google across 12 reviews.

3.4 · 7 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling excavation and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 3.4 on Google across 7 reviews.

5.0 · 2 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 2 reviews.

2.3 · 3 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 2.3 on Google across 3 reviews.

5.0 · 3 Google reviews St. Louis, MO

Earthwork contractor in St. Louis, MO handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in St. Louis

The 31 earthwork contractors working St. Louis, Missouri spread across the trades rather than stacking in one: excavation (19), demolition (11), drainage & ponds (3) and concrete & foundations (3). St. Louis Demolition Company leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 22 reviews; across all 26 rated listings the average is 4.5, and 17 sit at 4.5 or higher. 1 of the 31 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis: questions

How much does excavation cost in St. Louis?

Excavation in St. Louis 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 MO permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 31 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in St. Louis clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Two Rivers Excavating & Drainage covers 4 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in St. Louis: excavation, demolition, trenching & utilities and drainage & ponds. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.

Who does land clearing in St. Louis?

2 of the 31 St. Louis listings show land clearing work: taking trees, brush and stumps off a lot so it can be dug or built on. Filter by "land clearing" above to see just those. Clearing is priced per acre and swings hard on tree cover and what happens to the debris, so ask early whether they mulch on site, burn, or haul off.

Which St. Louis contractors install septic systems?

1 of the St. Louis listing carries septic installation. That is installers, not tank pumpers: we drop the pump-and-haul outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. Septic work is permitted and usually needs a perc test before anyone digs, so start that conversation well before you want the machine on site.

Which excavation contractor in St. Louis is rated highest?

St. Louis Demolition Company is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our St. Louis list, at 5.0 stars from 22 Google reviews. Of the 31 contractors working St. Louis, 17 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.5).