Austin, Texas

52 Best Excavation Contractors in Austin, TX

52 earthwork contractors working Austin, TX, 40 rated on Google. Filter by the job you need, then call direct.

Earthwork contractors in Austin: every listing

11 of these cover three or more trades, so one call may carry the whole job.

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4.8 · 183 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, drainage and pond work and land clearing. Rated 4.8 on Google across 183 reviews.

5.0 · 44 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, demolition and drainage and pond work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 44 reviews.

5.0 · 12 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, demolition and hauling and material delivery. Rated 5.0 on Google across 12 reviews.

5.0 · 98 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, driveway and gravel road work and land clearing. Rated 5.0 on Google across 98 reviews.

5.0 · 6 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, demolition and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 6 reviews.

J&J Hauling

5.0 · 23 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, hauling and material delivery and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 23 reviews.

5.0 · 12 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, demolition and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 12 reviews.

5.0 · 5 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, drainage and pond work and foundations and concrete work. Rated 5.0 on Google across 5 reviews.

2.8 · 96 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation and driveway and gravel road work. Rated 2.8 on Google across 96 reviews.

5.0 · 19 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation and septic system installation. Rated 5.0 on Google across 19 reviews.

4.8 · 12 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation and foundations and concrete work. Rated 4.8 on Google across 12 reviews.

Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation, demolition and driveway and gravel road work.

5.0 · 3 Google reviews Austin, TX

Earthwork contractor in Austin, TX handling excavation and utility trenching. Rated 5.0 on Google across 3 reviews.

About earthwork contractors in Austin

EarthworkScout lists 52 earthwork contractors working Austin, Texas: the excavators, land clearers, grading crews and septic installers you can compare side by side instead of opening a dozen tabs. 40 of these Austin listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.5 stars, and 30 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. Between them they cover excavation, demolition, land clearing and driveways & gravel roads. 11 of them handle three or more of these trades, which matters more than it looks: a single outfit that can clear, grade and dig takes a lot from raw to pad-ready without a handoff, and handoffs are where a schedule slips. Earthwork in Austin is priced by the job rather than by a rate card, so the sensible move is to describe the same scope to two or three contractors and compare what comes back. Every listing here is built from public business data and the full set of categories a firm is filed under, and a service we do not show simply means we found no evidence of it, not that they turn the work down. Updated for 2026.

Excavation in Austin: questions

How much does excavation cost in Austin?

Excavation in Austin 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 TX permit and dig-safe process adds. Call two or three of the 52 contractors above and describe the same scope to each, or the numbers will not be comparable.

Can one contractor in Austin clear, grade and dig?

Yes, and it is usually the cheaper route because you are not paying for a second mobilization. Diamond Earthworks & Demolition, LLC covers 5 of the earthwork trades on our records, the widest in Austin: excavation, demolition, drainage & ponds 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 Austin?

9 of the 52 Austin 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 Austin contractors install septic systems?

3 of the Austin listings carry 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 Austin is rated highest?

Dumpster Daddies Junk Removal is the highest-rated earthwork contractor in our Austin list, at 5.0 stars from 118 Google reviews. Of the 52 contractors working Austin, 30 are rated 4.5 stars or higher (the list averages 4.5).