Industry report · 2026
Google ratings, review benchmarks, website adoption and the toughest markets, from the 4,340 excavation and site work listed in the Page One Partner directory.
- Listed in our directory
- 4,340
- Average Google rating
- 4.55
- Median reviews
- 8
- Reviews for top quarter
- 21+
- Have a website
- 76.2%
- Meet all 3 benchmarks
- 24.9%
Key findings
- The Page One Partner directory lists 4,340 excavation and site work; the most listed are in Florida (712). These are the businesses in our directory, collected from the trade's 400 largest U.S. cities, not a count of every one in the country.
- Average Google rating: 4.55 (businesses with 10+ reviews), 40th of 53 trades. 51.8% are rated 4.8 or higher.
- Reviews: among excavation and site work with Google reviews, the median has 8; 21+ is top quarter and 49+ top 10%. 66.3% have fewer than 10.
- Websites: 76.2% list a website; of those sites, 43.5% run Google Analytics and 91.7% are mobile-friendly.
- Only 24.9% meet all three visibility benchmarks for the trade (website, median reviews, 4.5+ rating).
- Hardest market to stand out in: Los Angeles, CA (42 reviews for the local top quarter).
- On Yelp, excavation and site work score 4.35 on average against 4.71 on Google.
- The 10% most-reviewed excavation and site work hold 69.3% of all the trade's Google reviews.
Page One Partner Research · 4,340 excavation and site work in our directory · Updated September 2026 · Methodology
Where our directory lists the most excavation and site work
Businesses listed in the Page One Partner directory by state, not a count of every business in each state.
- Florida712
- California474
- South Carolina287
- Texas280
- Pennsylvania253
- North Carolina189
- New York185
- Georgia145
- Ohio118
- Massachusetts99
- Illinois98
- Michigan93
Toughest markets for excavation and site work
Google reviews needed for the local top quarter. Cities with at least 40 businesses in this trade.
Website adoption is highest in North Carolina (82.5%) and lowest in South Carolina (67.2%), among states with at least 100 excavation and site work.
Excavation & Site Work by state
| State | Listed | Avg rating | Median reviews | Top-quarter reviews | Has a website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 712 | 4.66 | 9 | 24 | 68.1% |
| California | 474 | 4.52 | 6 | 16 | 74.9% |
| South Carolina | 287 | 4.65 | 7 | 17 | 67.2% |
| Texas | 280 | 4.53 | 8 | 22.3 | 75% |
| Pennsylvania | 253 | 4.58 | 9 | 22 | 77.5% |
| North Carolina | 189 | 4.69 | 8.5 | 23 | 82.5% |
| New York | 185 | 4.67 | 8.5 | 21 | 73.5% |
| Georgia | 145 | 4.47 | 6 | 16 | 78.6% |
| Ohio | 118 | 4.47 | 11.5 | 30.8 | 82.2% |
| Massachusetts | 99 | 4.74 | 8 | 21 | 87.9% |
| Illinois | 98 | 4.58 | 8 | 15 | 81.6% |
| Michigan | 93 | 4.35 | 10 | 26.8 | 81.7% |
| Missouri | 88 | 4.58 | 9 | 14 | 64.8% |
| Tennessee | 87 | 4.49 | 10.5 | 27.5 | 73.6% |
| Arizona | 85 | 4.51 | 13 | 26.8 | 80% |
| Colorado | 80 | 4.55 | 13.5 | 31.8 | 82.5% |
| New Jersey | 77 | 4.63 | 10.5 | 23.5 | 71.4% |
| Washington | 76 | 4.46 | 12 | 25.8 | 89.5% |
| Oregon | 74 | 4.58 | 12 | 25.5 | 83.8% |
| Indiana | 63 | 4.25 | 10 | 26 | 79.4% |
| Maryland | 59 | 4.56 | 10 | 33 | 79.7% |
| Utah | 49 | 4.45 | 11 | 23 | 83.7% |
| Nevada | 48 | 4.79 | 4 | 12 | 81.3% |
| Connecticut | 48 | 4.23 | 4.5 | 14.3 | 79.2% |
| Alabama | 42 | 4.13 | 5 | 17 | 66.7% |
| Minnesota | 40 | 4.41 | 12 | 28.5 | 87.5% |
| Virginia | 39 | 4.4 | 13 | 25 | 94.9% |
| Wisconsin | 38 | 4.35 | 5 | 8.8 | 89.5% |
| Louisiana | 37 | 4.25 | 4.5 | 9 | 73% |
| Idaho | 36 | 4.64 | 9 | 16 | 86.1% |
| Kentucky | 34 | 4.71 | 5.5 | 14.8 | 67.6% |
| Oklahoma | 34 | 4.39 | 13 | 20 | 73.5% |
| Kansas | 34 | 4.03 | 8 | 22 | 91.2% |
| Nebraska | 26 | 4.66 | 7.5 | 24.3 | 80.8% |
Largest excavation and site work markets
| City | Listed | Avg rating | Median reviews | Top-quarter reviews | Has a website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | 59 | 4.41 | 8 | 13 | 52.5% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 40 | 4.62 | 14 | 41.5 | 55% |
Answers
Questions about excavation and site work
How many excavation and site work are in the Page One Partner directory?
4,340, as of September 2026, collected from Google Business Profiles in the trade's 400 largest U.S. cities. It is not a count of every one of the excavation and site work in the U.S.: businesses outside those cities, or without a Google Business Profile, may be missing.
What is the average Google rating for excavation and site work?
4.55 stars among excavation and site work with 10 or more reviews; 51.8% are rated 4.8 or higher and 11.3% below 4.0 (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
How many Google reviews do excavation and site work have?
The median is 8 among those with reviews; the top quarter have 21+ and the top 10% 49+. 66.3% have fewer than 10 (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
What percentage of excavation and site work have a website?
76.2% list a website on their Google Business Profile (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
Which state has the best-rated excavation and site work?
North Carolina (average 4.69), among states with at least 50 excavation and site work with 10+ reviews (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
Every number here comes from the Page One Partner studies: review benchmarks, ratings by industry, websites, visibility gap and competitive markets.