Rhode Island
Excavation Contractors in Rhode Island
132 earthwork contractors across 35 cities in Rhode Island. Pick your city below.
Cities in Rhode Island with earthwork contractors
35 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Rhode Island
We list 132 earthwork contractors across 35 cities in Rhode Island. The reason to browse them here rather than on Maps is the trades: Google files each firm under one category, and we show every job we can evidence. The deepest lists are in North Kingstown (18), Johnston (14) and Providence (14). The trades with the most Rhode Island coverage are excavation (116), demolition (23) and concrete & foundations (14). 106 of these Rhode Island listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.5 stars, and 76 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 25 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.
Where these numbers come from: how we build and check our listings.
Excavation in Rhode Island: questions
Which Rhode Island cities have the most excavation contractors?
North Kingstown with 18, Johnston with 14, Providence with 14, Cranston with 10 and Harrisville with 10 lead the Rhode Island list. In total we cover 35 cities in the state, 132 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Rhode Island?
There is no Rhode Island 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 132 Rhode Island contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Rhode Island contractor clear, grade and dig?
25 of the 132 contractors we list in Rhode Island show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is RMT Excavating Inc in Warren, covering 7: excavation, septic systems, demolition and trenching & utilities. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who installs septic systems in Rhode Island?
10 of the 132 Rhode Island listings show septic installation. Those are installers, not tank pumpers; we drop pump-only outfits because a new tank, drain field or leach bed is an excavation job. A perc test and a permit come before any digging, so start those early, then filter a city page by "septic systems" to see who does the work near you.