Excavation contractors in Isabella County, MI
17 excavation contractors are registered in Isabella County. All 17 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Mount Pleasant.
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 17 contractors
- Johnson Septic Services & Excavating LLC(989) 506-4723Mount Pleasant5.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- CM Backhoe Service(989) 444-0755Mount Pleasant5.0 from 24 reviews via Google
- Pat McGuirk Excavating Inc(989) 772-4627Mt Pleasant
- John Mogg Trucking and Excavating LLC(989) 433-5754Mt Pleasant
- Jason Dice Excavating(989) 828-7090Shepherd
- Starr Excavating Inc(989) 772-1440Mt Pleasant
- Toth Excavating LLC(989) 488-9925Mt Pleasant
- Farnan Excavating(989) 400-6555Shepherd
- D & S Trucking & Excavating(989) 772-3579Mount Pleasant
- JL L Henry Excavating Inc(989) 779-0736Shepherd
- Quality Excavating Trucking Inc(989) 828-5211Shepherd
- William Albaugh Excavating LLC(989) 773-2271Shepherd
- Bill Mallay Excavating(989) 866-2292Shepherd
- Lynchburg Excavating(989) 621-4452Rosebush
- (989) 615-6308
- Gauthiers' Excavating LLC(989) 289-2145Shepherd
- Klumpps Excavating(989) 866-2239Mt Pleasant
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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.