Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation, demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 3.7 on Google across 12 reviews.
Rapid City, South Dakota
21 Best Excavation Contractors in Rapid City, SD
21 earthwork contractors working Rapid City, SD, 16 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 Rapid City: every listing
2 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.
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Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling demolition and utility trenching. Rated 4.5 on Google across 46 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation, snow removal and stump and tree removal. Rated 5.0 on Google across 4 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation and utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 19 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 4.4 on Google across 19 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 4.6 on Google across 12 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 4.3 on Google across 16 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 4.2 on Google across 6 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 4.0 on Google across 8 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation and grading and site prep. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation and hauling and material delivery. Rated 1.0 on Google across 1 review.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 4 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 4 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation and septic system installation.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 3.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation. Rated 3.0 on Google across 2 reviews.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation.
Earthwork contractor in Rapid City, SD handling excavation.
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About earthwork contractors in Rapid City
Excavation dominates the Rapid City list: 20 of the 21 contractors show it, with demolition (2) and hauling & materials (2) behind it. On Site Excavating leads the list on Google at 5.0 stars from 19 reviews; across all 16 rated listings the average is 4.2, and 8 sit at 4.5 or higher. 2 of the 21 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 Rapid City 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 Rapid City: questions
How much does excavation cost in Rapid City?
Excavation in Rapid City 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 SD permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 21 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.
Can one contractor in Rapid City clear, grade and dig?
Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Escalante Tree & Landscape covers 4 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Rapid City: excavation, land clearing, stump & tree removal and snow removal. Use the filters above to stack the trades your job needs and see who covers all of them.
Who does land clearing in Rapid City?
1 of the 21 Rapid City 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 Rapid City contractors install septic systems?
1 of the Rapid City 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 Rapid City is rated highest?
On Site Excavating is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Rapid City list, at 5.0 stars from 19 Google reviews. Of the 21 contractors working Rapid City, 8 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.2).