Excavation contractors in Emmet County, MI
23 excavation contractors are registered in Emmet County. All 23 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Bay Harbor.
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 23 contractors
- Williams Excavating Inc(231) 347-2632Alanson4.0 from 4 reviews via Google
- Harbor Springs Excavating Inc(231) 347-1191Harbor Springs
- (231) 539-8590
- Gibson Excavating LLC(231) 347-5195Petoskey
- Jacks Trucking Excavating(231) 347-6944Petoskey
- Tri County Excavating Group LLC(231) 347-5182Harbor Springs
- (231) 548-2522
- M & W Poquette Excavating Inc(231) 347-4462Petoskey
- Northern Excavating and Topsoil Inc(231) 242-4053Harbor Springs2.3 from 3 reviews via Google
- Super M Excavating & Development(231) 539-8394Pellston
- George Graham Excavating Inc(231) 348-3643Petoskey
- Sackrider Excavating & Maintance LLC(231) 357-2788Harbor SPGS
- Dunkel Excavating Services Inc(231) 347-8883Petoskey
- Geary's Excavating Harbor Springs LLC(231) 838-1977Harbor SPGS
- Lechowicz Excavating(231) 539-8578Pellston
- Flynn Excavating(231) 881-1535Petoskey
- Cross Village Excavating(231) 526-2322Harbor Springs
- Bosker Excavating and Trucking(505) 644-3522Harbor Springs
- Fairbairn Landscape and Excavation LLC(505) 690-6875Harbor Springs
- (231) 548-5305
- J & S Grading Services LLC(231) 590-3539Levering
- Jaggi Excavating & Welding LLC(231) 818-0493Levering
- Wagar Hardscapes and Excavation(231) 330-1171Harbor SPGS
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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.