West Virginia
Excavation Contractors in West Virginia
36 earthwork contractors across 16 cities in West Virginia. Pick your city below.
Cities in West Virginia with earthwork contractors
16 cities. The number on each is how many contractors work there.
About earthwork contractors in West Virginia
West Virginia coverage is thinner than most states: 36 contractors across 16 cities, and 3 cities carry five or more. The deepest bench is Charleston (7). Crews in this trade travel, so a town with two listings is still worth a call, and the nearest bigger city usually covers the gap. The trades with the most West Virginia coverage are excavation (35), driveways & gravel roads (5) and concrete & foundations (5). 29 of these West Virginia listings carry Google reviews, averaging 4.6 stars, and 21 are rated 4.5 stars or higher. 4 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 West Virginia: questions
Which West Virginia cities have the most excavation contractors?
Charleston with 7, Huntington with 7, Barboursville with 5, Ona with 3 and Elkview with 2 lead the West Virginia list. In total we cover 16 cities in the state, 36 contractors between them, and every city page can be filtered down to the specific job you need done.
How much does excavation cost in West Virginia?
There is no West Virginia 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 36 West Virginia contractors listed here; the quotes that come back beat any published range.
Can one West Virginia contractor clear, grade and dig?
4 of the 36 contractors we list in West Virginia show three or more earthwork trades, and hiring one of them beats paying two mobilizations. The widest on our records is Asphalt Contractors & Site Work in Lavalette, covering 5: excavation, grading & site prep, demolition and driveways & gravel roads. Open any city page and stack the job filters to find the firms that cover your whole scope.
Who does land clearing in West Virginia?
4 of the 36 West Virginia 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 West Virginia city page by "land clearing" to see who takes it.