Excavation contractors in Clare County, MI
19 excavation contractors are registered in Clare County. All 19 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Clare.
Michigan's MISS DIG law requires excavators to give a dig notice to MISS DIG at least 72 hours, and no more than 14 calendar days, before any excavation or blasting starts.1, 2 Excavation is one of the trades covered by the state's residential maintenance and alteration contractor licence, which applies to work on one- and two-family homes when a project's contract price is $600 or more.3, 4 A soil erosion permit is generally required for earth changes that disturb one or more acres, or that fall within 500 feet of a lake or stream.5
All 19 contractors
- Blain Excavating(989) 429-6156Lake5.0 from 19 reviews via Google
- Shull Excavating LLC(989) 802-2369Clare5.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- Montney Excavating LLC(989) 424-8034Farwell5.0 from 3 reviews via Google
- Powell's Excavating LLC(989) 429-6527Harrison4.6 from 72 reviews via Google
- (989) 386-3528
- (989) 544-0027
- Henry Excavatiing LLC(989) 539-7542Harrison
- Tommie Bauer Excavating(989) 588-9090Farwell
- (989) 386-3589
- (989) 205-7556
- (989) 386-7234
- Allbee Excavating(989) 588-3050Farwwell
- Hanner Excavating(989) 588-2961Farwell
- Hills Excavation LLC(586) 646-6334Harrison
- Hole Venture Excavating(989) 802-1481Farwell
- Keysor Excavating LLC(989) 539-5911Harrison
- (989) 205-7039
- Rons Excavating(989) 588-2194Lake
- Tommy Z Excavating(989) 339-7800Harrison
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What excavation costs in Michigan
Ranges are national; get three local quotes.
- Residential excavation and site prep
- $1,500–$5,000 for a typical job; $2,500–$15,000 for a full home sitePrice driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
- Land clearing, small lot
- $1,400–$5,800Price driver: Tree density
- Grading a yard
- $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyardPrice driver: Slope
- Driveway excavation, before gravel or paving
- $1,000–$5,000Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
- Dirt haul-off
- $500–$6,000 per jobPrice driver: Haul distance and disposal
Published labor data puts the Midwest roughly 20% above the Southeast.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.