Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling excavation, demolition and utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 9 reviews.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18 Best Excavation Contractors in Philadelphia, PA
18 earthwork contractors working Philadelphia, PA, 14 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.
1 more contractor works this area from a truck rather than a yard, so it has no address to pin. It is in the list below.
Earthwork contractors in Philadelphia: 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 Philadelphia, PA handling excavation, drainage and pond work and septic system installation. Rated 4.6 on Google across 273 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition, hauling and material delivery and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 27 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 4.9 on Google across 71 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 57 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 42 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 4.9 on Google across 42 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 27 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 4.7 on Google across 23 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 4.7 on Google across 15 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 8 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition. Rated 5.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling excavation and land clearing.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling excavation and demolition.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition.
Earthwork contractor in Philadelphia, PA handling demolition.
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About earthwork contractors in Philadelphia
Demolition dominates the Philadelphia list: 14 of the 18 contractors show it, with excavation (6) and driveways & gravel roads (2) behind it. McNair and Sons LLC leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 57 reviews; across all 14 rated listings the average is 4.9, and 14 sit at 4.5 or higher. 3 of the 18 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. 1 runs mobile with no yard address; most directories drop those outfits, we flag them and keep them. Prices in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: questions
How much does excavation cost in Philadelphia?
Excavation in Philadelphia 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 PA permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 18 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Philadelphia clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. VC Excavation & Utilities LLC covers 6 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Philadelphia: excavation, demolition, trenching & utilities and driveways & gravel roads. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Who does land clearing in Philadelphia?
1 of the 18 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia contractors install septic systems?
1 of the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia is rated highest?
McNair and Sons LLC is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Philadelphia list, at 5.0 stars from 57 Google reviews. Of the 18 contractors working Philadelphia, 14 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.9).