60/100CR Score
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Best Excavating Contractors in Oak Ridge, TN (2026)
92 excavating contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
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Best overall in Oak Ridge: KTN Excavation, CR Score 60/100; 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
- 3
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Blackwater Plumbing & Excavation, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #3 of 92.
- 18
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Services, 157 Google reviews at 4.4★, the most of 92 ranked; ranked #18.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
92 Oak Ridge excavating contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 14 are open 24/7, 54 open Saturdays and 22 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 92 rated businesses.
Top 10 excavating contractors in Oak Ridge at a glance
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KTN Excavation | 60 | 4.8★ (33) | Clinton, 5 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Overall |
| 2 | SmithScapes Excavation & Demolition | 58 | 5.0★ (33) | Alcoa, 16 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 3 | Blackwater Plumbing & Excavation | 57 | 5.0★ (12) | Oak Ridge | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 4 | Vision Excavation | 56 | 5.0★ (9) | Oak Ridge | Sat | — |
| 5 | AE Spallone Construction LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (14) | Maryville, 20 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Good Jobs - Home and Land Services | 56 | 5.0★ (3) | Oak Ridge | Sat · Sun | — |
| 7 | Badger Daylighting / Infrastructure- Hydro Excavation | 56 | 5.0★ (3) | Knoxville, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Quality Demolition and Land clearing - East, TN | 56 | 4.9★ (47) | Knoxville, 20 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Southern Dirt and Turf, LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (23) | Fairview, 22 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | HughBuilt Land Management | 56 | 5.0★ (5) | Oak Ridge | Sat · Evenings | — |
The 92 best excavating contractors in Oak Ridge, ranked
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Based in Alcoa, 16 mi away
58/100CR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Ridge
57/100CR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Ridge
56/100CR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Maryville, 20 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Ridge
56/100CR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Knoxville, 7 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Knoxville, 20 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 47 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fairview, 22 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Ridge
56/100CR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Knoxville, 9 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 111 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clinton, 20 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Ridge
55/100CR ScoreRanked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Ridge
55/100CR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.1★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Greeneville, 23 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oak Ridge
55/100CR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.3★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Clinton, 15 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.3★ from 128 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Knoxville, 19 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.4★ from 157 Google reviews, the most in Oak Ridge.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clinton, 9 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Alcoa, 24 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Maryville, 24 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Alcoa, 22 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Farragut, 20 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
#24 Adams Co. LLC
Based in Harriman, 15 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clinton, 14 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 80 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Excavating contractors ranked #26 to #50
#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 92 ranked excavating contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Oak Ridge
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 |
|---|---|---|
| BLACK OAK CONTRACTING, INC | 3.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Brogan's Excavating | 5.0★ (1) | 9 mi |
| Bryant Fence of Oak Ridge | 5.0★ (2) | In Oak Ridge |
| C.A. Murren and Sons at Oak Ridge | In Oak Ridge | |
| Clinch River Construction | In Oak Ridge | |
| Coastal Concrete | 5.0★ (10) | In Oak Ridge |
| Eco Air heating and cooling LLC | 5.0★ (7) | In Oak Ridge |
| Good Day Garage Doors Oak Ridge | 5.0★ (98) | In Oak Ridge |
| J B Excavating and Construction | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| Jackson Paving Co | 4.0★ (2) | In Oak Ridge |
| Knox Demo Co. | 5.0★ (2) | In Oak Ridge |
| Master Hand Construction Services | 5.0★ (11) | In Oak Ridge |
| Murray Grading Solutions | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| On the Level Construction and Remodeling | 4.9★ (11) | In Oak Ridge |
| Precision Excavating and Hauling | In Oak Ridge | |
| Ricky Robinson Excavating | 5.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Sams Utility Services | 5.0★ (2) | 20 mi |
| Strange Excavating & Utilities , LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| TN Legacy Construction LLC | 5.0★ (2) | In Oak Ridge |
| Yates Construction Co Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
How we ranked Oak Ridge excavating contractors
We scored 92 Oak Ridge 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 Oak Ridge 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 |
Excavating contractors in Oak Ridge: frequently asked questions
Who is the best excavating contractor in Oak Ridge?
By CR Score, the highest-ranked excavating contractor in Oak Ridge, TN is KTN Excavation with a CR Score of 60/100. It has 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews. It is open 7 days a week. SmithScapes Excavation & Demolition (#2) and Blackwater Plumbing & Excavation (#3) follow. We ranked 92 excavating contractors on ten factors, last updated November 3, 2026.
How many excavating contractors are there in Oak Ridge?
ContractorsRanked ranks 92 excavating contractors serving Oak Ridge, TN. 8 of them are based in Oak Ridge; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 25 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of November 2026.
Which excavating contractors in Oak Ridge are open 24/7?
14 ranked excavating contractors in Oak Ridge post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Blackwater Plumbing & Excavation (#3), AE Spallone Construction LLC (#5) and Badger Daylighting / Infrastructure- Hydro Excavation (#7). Hours come from each business's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which excavating contractors in Oak Ridge work on weekends?
54 of 92 ranked excavating contractors post Saturday hours and 22 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are KTN Excavation (#1), SmithScapes Excavation & Demolition (#2) and Blackwater Plumbing & Excavation (#3). Posted hours are office hours; crews may book weekend jobs separately.
What Google rating do Oak Ridge excavating contractors have?
The median Google rating among 92 rated excavating contractors in Oak Ridge is 4.9★, with a median of 11 reviews. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Services has the most, 157 reviews, and ranks #18. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.
How does ContractorsRanked rank excavating contractors?
Each excavating contractor gets a 0–100 CR Score from ten published factors, led by reputation (25%), credentials (15%), review volume (10%) and trade focus (10%). A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only businesses with a confirmed trade and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.
Do excavating contractors outside Oak Ridge count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 25 mi of the Oak Ridge city center, our service radius for excavating contractors. Each listing shows where the business is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the CR Score, so a nearby business gets a small edge.
Can excavating contractors pay to rank higher on ContractorsRanked?
No. The CR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured businesses may appear above the list, labelled Featured and showing their honest rank.
Update log for Oak Ridge
- November 2026: CR Scores recalculated for 92 excavating contractors serving Oak Ridge.
- November 2026: 2 duplicate listings merged.
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