Excavation contractors in Pennsylvania
2793 excavation contractors in Pennsylvania hold an active USDOT registration. The 60 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 2742 of them.
Pennsylvania law requires anyone planning to dig to notify the one-call system at least three business days, and no more than ten business days, before work starts.1, 2 The state has no licensing requirement for most construction contractors, though some municipalities license them locally.3 Contractors who do $5,000 or more a year in home improvement work, which includes driveways, must register with the Attorney General.4 Earth disturbance of 5,000 square feet or more needs a written erosion and sediment control plan, and disturbance of 1 acre or more needs an NPDES permit.5, 6
Counties
- Lancaster County150
- Westmoreland County129
- Butler County120
- Allegheny County113
- Washington County72
- York County72
- Berks County70
- Wayne County70
- Luzerne County69
- Cambria County67
- Chester County67
- Bucks County64
- Lycoming County61
- Fayette County60
- Montgomery County53
- Centre County48
- Indiana County48
- Monroe County47
- Armstrong County46
- Cumberland County45
- Erie County45
- Blair County44
- Susquehanna County44
- Beaver County43
- Jefferson County42
- Lehigh County42
- Schuylkill County42
- Lackawanna County40
- Mercer County40
- Somerset County40
- Huntingdon County39
- Adams County38
- Crawford County38
- Northampton County38
- Clearfield County36
- Bedford County35
- Perry County34
- Clarion County33
- Lebanon County33
- Bradford County32
- Lawrence County32
- Pike County31
- Venango County31
- Franklin County30
- Warren County30
- Northumberland County29
- Elk County27
- Union County26
- Wyoming County26
- Clinton County23
- Columbia County23
- Dauphin County23
- Tioga County23
- McKean County22
- Mifflin County22
- Carbon County21
- Juniata County21
- Snyder County20
- Delaware County17
- Greene County16
Other counties in Pennsylvania
51 contractors in 7 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Cameron County: George F Brown Excavating, Nelson Excavating & Electrical Contr
Forest County: L&S Workmen, Laveing's Excavating, MD Wagner Hauling & Excavating, Mealy Excavating & Construction Inc, Passauer Excavation Inc, Robert A Silvis Excavating
Fulton County: Cavender Excavating and Sawmill, Excavation & Paving Contractor, Helser Excavating, Hess Excavating Inc, Lockes Excavating LLC, Peterson Excavating LLC, S & S Excavating & Hauling, Souders Excavating LLC
Montour County: Betts Excavating Inc, Chriss Excavating, Clark & Hess Trucking and Excavating, DM Excavating LLC, Donald H Beagle Excavating Inc, Eagle Excavating, Egli Trucking & Excavating LLC, Elijah Evans Excavating LLC, Henry C Hendershot II, Neufer Excavating and Grading, R Wintersteen Excavating, Shawns Lawn and Excavating LLC, Sudol Paving & Excavating Inc
Philadelphia County: Cosmo's Masonry & Excavation LLC, Dornelas Excavation Inc, Freedom Excavation Inc, JC Excavation Services LLC, KVD Excavation & Trucking LLC, Mangual Construction
Potter County: Beaver Trucking and Excavating Inc, Bennetts, Bills Excavating, Country Boy Excavation and Demolition, Fourness Excavating, Jordan A Herr Excavating, Main Trucking & Excavating, Smoker Excavating, TD Excavation LLC
Sullivan County: 3G Excavating COM LLC, Bill McCarty Excavating, Brian E Smith Excavating LLC, Cherry Flats Excavating LLC, Fitzgerald Excavating, Kooistra Excavating, Shultz Excavating
What excavation costs in Pennsylvania
These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
- Residential excavation and site prep
- $1,500–$5,000 for a typical job; $2,500–$15,000 for a full home sitePrice driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
- Land clearing, small lot
- $1,400–$5,800Price driver: Tree density
- Grading a yard
- $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyardPrice driver: Slope
- Driveway excavation, before gravel or paving
- $1,000–$5,000Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
- Dirt haul-off
- $500–$6,000 per jobPrice driver: Haul distance and disposal
Published labor data has no separate figure for the Northeast, so expect prices near the national range.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.