Tennessee
Excavation Contractors in Tennessee
646 earthwork contractors across 163 cities in Tennessee. Pick your city below.
Cities in Tennessee with earthwork contractors
163 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in Tennessee
Tennessee is one of the deeper states in this directory: 646 earthwork contractors across 163 cities, with the biggest benches in Knoxville (44), Nashville (42) and Murfreesboro (30). 38 Tennessee cities carry five or more crews, so most jobs here have a real shortlist to compare. The trades with the most Tennessee coverage are excavation (574), land clearing (128) and demolition (118). 526 of these Tennessee listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.7 stars, and 416 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 110 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 Tennessee: questions
Which Tennessee cities have the most excavation contractors?
Knoxville with 44, Nashville with 42, Murfreesboro with 30, Memphis with 24 and Clarksville with 22 lead the Tennessee list. In total we cover 163 cities in the state, 646 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in Tennessee?
There is no Tennessee 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 646 Tennessee contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one Tennessee contractor clear, grade and dig?
110 of the 646 contractors we list in Tennessee show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Bushcore | Middle TN Excavation, Site Work, Drainage & Earth Work, 20 + years in business in Bon Aqua, covering 8: excavation, land clearing, grading & site prep and demolition. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in Tennessee?
128 of the 646 Tennessee 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 Tennessee city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.