Excavation contractors in Ionia County, MI
37 excavation contractors are registered in Ionia County. All 37 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Ionia.
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 37 contractors
- Cusack Excavating(616) 902-4949Ionia4.9 from 21 reviews via Google
- Central Michigan Excavating LLC(616) 902-5887Lyons5.0 from 10 reviews via Google
- (616) 527-9352
- Cook Brothers Excavating Inc(517) 647-6255Portland
- Bear's Excavation Ltd(616) 302-5055Belding
- (616) 902-5885
- Walnut Grove Excavating LLC(616) 295-3982Clarksville
- (616) 527-0599
- Klein Excavating Inc(616) 374-8533Lake Odessa
- (616) 262-8616
- ERB Custom Excavating(269) 838-3302Clarksville
- RT Excavating LLC(616) 893-4661Belding
- Grand River Excavation LLC(616) 642-6232Saranac
- Miller Excavating & Grading Inc(517) 647-2350Portland
- Precision Grade Excavating LLC(616) 522-3370Lake Odessa
- Dykstra Trucking & Excavating LLC(616) 299-0248Clarksville
- Hall's Trucking Excavating(269) 214-1301Belding
- Johnson Excavating Company(616) 794-3677Belding
- Martin Excavating(517) 647-7255Portland
- Rick Anderson Excavating Inc(616) 794-1430Belding
- (989) 488-3502
- (616) 527-1824
- Thomas Excavating(616) 902-2240Ionia
- J-A Excavating(616) 868-6683Clarksville
- Solid Ground Excavating(616) 813-6582Lake Odessa
- Antcliff Excavation(616) 794-0669Belding
- (517) 647-1722
- (616) 527-1077
- Goodman Excavating(616) 527-1355Ionia
- Grattan Excavating LLC(616) 644-1566Belding
- Maddox Excavating LLC(616) 902-9505Hubbardston
- McGraw Excavating(616) 527-9258Ionia
- Michigan Custom Excavating(269) 838-1005Lake Odessa
- Portland Excavating(517) 202-2248Portland
- Possehn Excavating(616) 527-4418Saranac
- Post Excavating LLC(616) 761-3005Orleans
- (989) 855-3561
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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.