Ranked #1 in Holiday City-Berkeley
Based in East Brunswick, 6 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
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Best overall in Holiday City-Berkeley: Lighthouse Land Clearing & Excavating, CR Score 58/100; 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): John de Rouville, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 65.
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 585 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 65 ranked; ranked #7.
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65 Holiday City-Berkeley excavating contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 20 are open 24/7, 43 open Saturdays and 23 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 65 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lighthouse Land Clearing & Excavating | 58 | 5.0★ (20) | East Brunswick, 6 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | John de Rouville | 58 | 5.0★ (16) | Toms River, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | JM STORK LLC | 57 | 5.0★ (4) | Forked River, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | American Outdoor Services LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (43) | Crestwood Village, 5 mi away | — | — |
| 5 | Pyramid Roofing & Renovations LLC | 55 | 5.0★ (75) | Lakewood, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Jersey Shore Septic And Sewer LLC | 55 | 5.0★ (86) | Beachwood, 5 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 7 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 55 | 4.8★ (585) | Freehold, 25 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 8 | Tree Ya Later | 55 | 5.0★ (121) | Asbury Park, 3 mi away | Sat | — |
| 9 | JTM Site Development LLC | 55 | 5.0★ (6) | Manasquan, 3 mi away | Sat | — |
| 10 | AJV Landscape and Design LLC | 53 | 5.0★ (34) | Toms River, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 in Holiday City-Berkeley
Based in East Brunswick, 6 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Toms River, 5 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Forked River, 5 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Crestwood Village, 5 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Lakewood, 10 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 75 Google reviews.
Based in Beachwood, 5 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 86 Google reviews.
Based in Freehold, 25 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 585 Google reviews, the most in Holiday City-Berkeley.
Based in Asbury Park, 3 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 121 Google reviews.
Based in Manasquan, 3 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Toms River, 4 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews.
Based in Ocean Acres, 15 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews.
Based in Freehold, 11 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Demolition contractor”.
Based in Holiday City-Berkeley
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 53 Google reviews.
Based in Toms River, 5 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 69 Google reviews.
Based in Freehold, 3 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tree service”.
Based in Freehold, 13 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Demolition contractor”.
Based in Freehold, 6 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Levittown, 25 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Crestwood Village, 12 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Bayville, 6 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 120 Google reviews.
Based in Hightstown, 24 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Mahwah, 25 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Atco, 25 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based in Freehold, 18 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 31 Google reviews.
Based in Belmar, 19 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Demolition contractor”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 65 ranked excavating contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more excavating contractors within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| A. Sacchitelli Services LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| AA Evans and Evans Sewer & Water Mains | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Branvall Septic & Sewer Construction | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Brenner Drainage & Excavating | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| BT&M Contracting | 3.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Cusack Builders Inc. | In Holiday City-Berkeley | |
| Geant Services LLC | 5.0★ (1) | 6 mi |
| GFH Construction | 5.0★ (1) | 4 mi |
| GRIT SOLUTIONS LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| JP Pereira Construction LLc | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| KKD Enterprises | 5.0★ (2) | 20 mi |
| nj home improvement group LLC | In Holiday City-Berkeley | |
| NJ Local Excavating | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| O'Hagan Nursery | 3.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| One Time Drywall LLC | 5.0★ (9) | In Holiday City-Berkeley |
| Paetzold Construction Co Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Patriot Excavating LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 3 mi |
| Pizzolato Plumbing & Excavation | 5.0★ (2) | 20 mi |
| Ron Chace & Son Contractors, Inc. | 3.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Toronzi Contracting & Excavation, LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
We scored 65 Holiday City-Berkeley excavating contractors on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed November 3, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Holiday City-Berkeley data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |