Excavation contractors in Grand Traverse County, MI
39 excavation contractors are registered in Grand Traverse County. All 39 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Traverse City.
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 39 contractors
- Cornerstone Excavating Services(231) 642-8176Traverse City5.0 from 12 reviews via Google
- Avery Excavating LLC(231) 631-0034Williamsburg5.0 from 18 reviews via Google
- High Grade Excavation LLC(231) 709-0019Traverse City5.0 from 22 reviews via Google
- Interlochen Trucking and Excavating(231) 275-7879Interlochen4.4 from 7 reviews via Google
- Team Elmer's(231) 943-3443Traverse City
- Molon Excavating Inc(231) 943-3929Traverse City
- Alpers Excavating Inc(231) 943-4710Traverse City
- R W Popp Excavating Inc(231) 929-9259Traverse City
- Popp Excavation(231) 929-9259Traverse City
- Belangers Excavating(231) 943-5845Traverse City
- Svec Excavating LLC(505) 546-6507Traverse City
- Brayton and Sons Excavating Incorporated(231) 946-3556Traverse City
- Beemans Excavating(231) 632-6568Grawn
- Trumark Excavating LLC(231) 645-0197Traverse City
- Kreiser Excavating(231) 631-4159Kingsley
- Pete's Excavating LLC(231) 264-9339Willamsburg
- Grand Traverse Excavating LLC(231) 934-8756Traverse City
- Roger Gibson's Excavating(231) 879-6200Fife Lake
- (231) 263-5889
- Savage Excavating Inc(231) 620-0292Williamsburg
- Clarke Excavating LLC(231) 271-5019Traverse City
- KTM Excavating LLC(231) 941-1058Traverse City
- Marks Excavating(269) 906-1002Traverse City
- Michigan Grading & Underground(231) 357-1714Traverse City
- Therrien Excavating Inc(231) 275-5254Traverse City
- Excavating ETC(231) 879-3644Fife Lake
- (231) 276-6900
- Brents Excavating Inc(231) 938-1511Williamsburg
- GPC Excavating(231) 620-7888Traverse City
- Grewe Excavating Inc(231) 941-4961Traverse City
- Inland Pines Excavating(231) 275-3291Interlochen
- J & T Concrete & Excavation LLC(231) 645-7192Traverse City
- Johnson Excavating Inc(231) 633-1007Traverse City
- Jones Trucking and Excavating(231) 879-3931Fife Lake
- Larry Price Excavating(231) 947-4064Traverse City
- Lueck Excavating(231) 342-2629Traverse City
- Northwoods Excavating LLC(231) 369-3167Fife Lake
- Steed Excavating Inc(231) 357-0419Grawn
- Top To Bottom Excavating LLC(231) 633-5454Traverse City
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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.