New York
Excavation Contractors in New York
445 earthwork contractors across 165 cities in New York. Pick your city below.
Cities in New York with earthwork contractors
165 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in New York
New York is one of the deeper states in this directory: 445 earthwork contractors across 165 cities, with the biggest benches in Albany (20), Rochester (19) and Niagara Falls (17). 22 New York cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most New York coverage are excavation (383), demolition (119) and concrete & foundations (58). 377 of these New York listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 274 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 94 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 New York: questions
Which New York cities have the most excavation contractors?
Albany with 20, Rochester with 19, Niagara Falls with 17, Brooklyn with 14 and Yonkers with 14 lead the New York list. In total we cover 165 cities in the state, 445 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in New York?
There is no New York 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 445 New York contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one New York contractor clear, grade and dig?
94 of the 445 contractors we list in New York show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Sean Wlock Excavating & Landscaping in Utica, covering 7: excavation, land clearing, septic systems 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 New York?
32 of the 445 New York 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 New York city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.