Excavation contractors in Colorado
1130 excavation contractors in Colorado hold an active USDOT registration. The 25 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 987 of them.
Counties
- El Paso County108
- Weld County84
- Jefferson County74
- Adams County70
- Larimer County64
- Garfield County60
- Montrose County41
- Douglas County40
- La Plata County40
- Mesa County39
- Pueblo County37
- Eagle County31
- Arapahoe County30
- Park County30
- Boulder County29
- Chaffee County29
- Fremont County26
- Delta County22
- Teller County22
- Grand County21
- Summit County21
- Elbert County19
- Routt County19
- Morgan County16
- Denver County15
Other counties in Colorado
143 contractors in 26 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Alamosa County: A-Z Backhoe Services, All-In-One Backhoe & Dump Truck Services LLC, Cooley & Sons Excavating Inc, Gardner Excavating Inc, Scorpion Excavation, SLV Septic & Dirt Work LLC
Archuleta County: A & M Construction & Excavation, Alpine Excavation & Services, Colorado Rock & Dirt Excavation, D & N Excavation-Trucking, Dirt Designz Inc, Next Generation Excavation Inc, Poma Excavation & Trucking, Scott Hembel, Skyline Excavation & Service LLC, TNT Excavation
Broomfield County: Landmark Grading and Excavating LLC
Clear Creek County: Dan's Truck & Backhoe Service, Doyle Excavation
Costilla County: High Elevation Excavation & Mechanical LLC, M&L Excavation and Septic
Crowley County: Muth Dragline & Dozer Service, Superior Septic and Excavation
Custer County: 3B Excavating & Construction, Bush Excavating Inc, High Country Excavating, Mountain Valley Excavating LLC, Mullett's Excavating, Nequette Drilling & Excavating Inc
Gilpin County: Black Diamond Excavating LLC, Dan Martin Excavating LLC, Grapes & Sons Excavating LLC, Tomar Excavating Inc
Gunnison County: Al's Backhoe Service Inc, Arnies Excavating, C R Light Dirt Work Inc, Echo Ridge Excavation, Goldhill Excavation & Landscape, Gunnison Valley Excavation LLC, Hearne Excavating Inc, Isham Plumbing & Backhoe Service LLC, Jay David Backhoe Service, JMI Excavating, Joe Schultheis, Perkins Trucking and Dirtwork LLC, Quartz Creek Excavation LLC, Substratum Excavation LLC
Huerfano County: AAA Excavating LLC, All Seasons Excavating, Chad Lessar Excavation, Eric Andreatta Excavating, Heath Andreatta Excavation LLC, Huerfano Hauling and Backhoe LLC, Paul Morgan Excavating, Santana Creek Excavation Inc, Smart's Dirt Work
Kit Carson County: Fox's Backhoe & Trenching LLC, Thompson's Backhoe and Trenching LLC
Lake County: Blue Sky Grading LLC, Excavationsnow Removal, High Point Excavating, Johnson Septic, Lake County Concrete & Excavating LLC, Mad Dog Excavating
Las Animas County: Alan Castillo Excavation Inc, Anytime Excavating, D&H Dirt Work Inc, Elk Horn Excavation LLC, Fishers Peak Excavation Inc, J & C Excavating LLC, J H Excavating LLC, MGM Excavating LLC, Outlaw Excavation LLC, PBR Drain & Excavation LLC, Robert Nelson and Sons Excavating LLC, S & S Services, Toms Excavation, Zaid Excavation LLC
Logan County: Allright Excavating LLC, Black Rock Excavating LLC, Cornerstone Construction & Excavating LLC, D C Dozer Service, Dirt Dobbers Excavating
Moffat County: Bradshaw Excavating Inc, Cook's Backhoe Service, High Country Excavating, Little Bear Excavating, O'mailia and Fisher Excavating & Construction, Sampson Excavating LLC, Warrior Welding & Backhoe Service LLC, Weis Trucking & Excavation LLC, Wolf Trucking & Excavating Inc
Montezuma County: Alexander Excavation LLC, Bankston Trucking & Excavation, Dale Murphy Excavation, Dale Murphy Excavation LLC, Daniel's Concrete & Excavation LLC, Donald Adams Excavations LLC, Hights Backhoe Service, Lewis Excavation, Milestone Excavation Inc, Summit Ridge Construction & Excavation, Summit Ridge Construction and Excavation LLC, Will Sanchez Gravel and Excavation
Otero County: Corsentino Excavating LLC, J M Tucker Excavating, Walter Excavation, White & Sons Excavating & Welding Inc
Ouray County: Sako Excavation LLC, Shafter Excavation & Hauling
Pitkin County: Aspen Excavation & Demolition, Black Timber Excavation, Globe Excavating LLC, Kodiak Excavation & Landscaping, Neil Palazzi Excavating LLC, Palazzi Excavating, Ram Excavating Inc
Prowers County: C5 Excavating LLC, Carrigan Excavating LLC, Martinez Excavation, Rudy Torres Excavation
Rio Blanco County: Badger Backhoe Service, Whites Construction and Excavation LLC
Rio Grande County: Country Roads Construction & Dirt Work, Deacon's Backhoe Service, Diamond P Excavating, Franke Excavating Inc, Higher Ground Fence & Excavation, KW Dirtwork, O'rourke Excavating, Steven Gates Excavation, Weaver's Level Best Septic & Excavation Inc
Saguache County: Broders Excavating LLC, Lee Smith Excavation, Potter Excavation Inc, San Juan Excavation LLC, Skoglund Excavating Inc
San Juan County: Maisel Excavation LLC
Washington County: Florian Excavating LLC, Hottinger Excavating & Ready Mix LLC
Yuma County: Big Dog Excavation LLC, Don Buetell Excavation, Hastings Trenching & Backhoe Service
What excavation costs in Colorado
These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
- Residential excavation and site prep
- $1,500–$5,000 for standard site work (Appalachian Scapes)$2,500–$15,000 for a standard home site (SiteX)Price driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
- Removing trees, shrubs and debris
- $1,400–$5,800 (HomeAdvisor)Price driver: Tree density
- Grading a yard
- $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyard (HomeGuide)Price driver: Slope
- Driveway excavation
- $1,000–$5,000 on average (Appalachian Scapes)Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
- Dirt removal on a landscaping job
- $500–$6,000 (Angi)Price driver: Haul distance and disposal
Published labor data puts the West roughly 20% above the Southeast (SiteX).
Ranges from Appalachian Scapes, SiteX, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide and Angi, checked September 2026.