57/100CR Score
Ranked #1 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.
Best Excavating Contractors in Waxhaw, NC (2026)
88 excavating contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
The short answer
- 1
Best overall in Waxhaw: Wheaton Land Services, CR Score 57/100; 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews; open 24/7.
- 2
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 88.
- 5
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 2,314 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 88 ranked; ranked #5.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
88 Waxhaw excavating contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 16 are open 24/7, 48 open Saturdays and 25 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 88 rated businesses.
Top 10 excavating contractors in Waxhaw at a glance
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheaton Land Services | 57 | 5.0★ (3) | Waxhaw | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 56 | 4.9★ (869) | Indian Trail, 16 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 56 | 4.8★ (884) | Matthews, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | McCollum Trucking & Grading Inc | 56 | 4.8★ (111) | Monroe, 13 mi away | Sat | — |
| 5 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 56 | 4.8★ (2,314) | Charlotte, 23 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 6 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 55 | 4.8★ (871) | Rock Hill, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Solid Roc Solutions LLC | 55 | 5.0★ (17) | Monroe, 8 mi away | Sat | — |
| 8 | Carter Contracting LLC | 55 | 4.8★ (16) | Mint Hill, 20 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 55 | 4.8★ (638) | Charlotte, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Ornery Horse Excavation | 54 | 5.0★ (12) | Rock Hill, 15 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
The 88 best excavating contractors in Waxhaw, ranked
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Based in Indian Trail, 16 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #2 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 869 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Matthews, 14 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #3 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 884 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Monroe, 13 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 111 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlotte, 23 mi away
56/100CR ScoreRanked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 2,314 Google reviews, the most in Waxhaw.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rock Hill, 18 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #6 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 871 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Monroe, 8 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mint Hill, 20 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlotte, 19 mi away
55/100CR ScoreRanked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 638 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rock Hill, 15 mi away
54/100CR ScoreRanked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Waxhaw
54/100CR ScoreRanked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 108 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rock Hill, 11 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in York, 23 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #13 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.
#14 Tree Masters
Based in Monroe, 6 mi away
53/100CR ScoreRanked #14 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 26 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
#15 Carolina Terrain
Based in Waxhaw
52/100CR ScoreRanked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 125 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fort Mill, 13 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Lancaster, 11 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Belmont, 17 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 64 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rock Hill, 16 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #19 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 62 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Marvin, 16 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Belmont, 24 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rock Hill, 20 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
#23 Blythe Farms
Based in Mint Hill, 16 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Monroe, 13 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Excavating contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
#25 KG LandWorx
Based in Fort Mill, 11 mi away
52/100CR ScoreRanked #25 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.6★ from 43 Google reviews, open 24/7.
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 88 ranked excavating contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
Also serving Waxhaw
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blade's Grading & Excavation Services LLC. | In Waxhaw | |
| Catawba Site Works, LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| CSS Clearing & Grading LLC | 5.0★ (1) | In Waxhaw |
| Digger Dog Excavating | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| Dirty Buffalo Grading | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Diversified Demolition LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 20 mi |
| Dzmitry Handyman Experts | 5.0★ (2) | In Waxhaw |
| E C Davis III Grading Co | 3.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| Evans Excavating | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Fetsis Service Demo LLC | 5.0★ (5) | In Waxhaw |
| Greene’s grading and erosion LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| H+S Dirtworx | 5.0★ (1) | 9 mi |
| Horton Land Clearing | 5.0★ (1) | 13 mi |
| InfraredSurvey Waxhaw NC | In Waxhaw | |
| Kozmo Garage Door Repair | In Waxhaw | |
| Ozuna Enterprise llc | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Ritter Inc. Grading & Trucking | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Sutton Construction Inc | 5.0★ (1) | 19 mi |
| Waxhaw Driveways | In Waxhaw | |
| White Pine Forestry Mulching | 5.0★ (1) | 16 mi |
How we ranked Waxhaw excavating contractors
We scored 88 Waxhaw 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 Waxhaw 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 Waxhaw: frequently asked questions
Who is the best excavating contractor in Waxhaw?
By CR Score, the highest-ranked excavating contractor in Waxhaw, NC is Wheaton Land Services with a CR Score of 57/100. It has 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#2) and Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#3) follow. We ranked 88 excavating contractors on ten factors, last updated November 3, 2026.
How many excavating contractors are there in Waxhaw?
ContractorsRanked ranks 88 excavating contractors serving Waxhaw, NC. 5 of them are based in Waxhaw; 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 Waxhaw are open 24/7?
16 ranked excavating contractors in Waxhaw post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked are Wheaton Land Services (#1), Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#2) and Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#3). Hours come from each business's Google listing as of November 2026, so call to confirm.
Which excavating contractors in Waxhaw work on weekends?
48 of 88 ranked excavating contractors post Saturday hours and 25 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Wheaton Land Services (#1), Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#2) and Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (#3). Posted hours are office hours; crews may book weekend jobs separately.
What Google rating do Waxhaw excavating contractors have?
The median Google rating among 88 rated excavating contractors in Waxhaw is 5.0★, with a median of 12 reviews. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup has the most, 2,314 reviews, and ranks #5. 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 Waxhaw count in this ranking?
Yes, if they are within 25 mi of the Waxhaw 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 Waxhaw
- November 2026: CR Scores recalculated for 88 excavating contractors serving Waxhaw.
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