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Excavation contractors in St. Clair County, MI

54 excavation contractors are registered in St. Clair County. All 54 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Port Huron.

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

Contractors 1–50 of 54

  1. Motor City Grading
    Columbus4.2 from 15 reviews via Google
    (586) 552-7776
  2. Utter Gravel and Grading LLC
    Brockway5.0 from 13 reviews via Google
    (810) 304-3995
  3. Down-Under Excavating Inc
    Ira5.0 from 18 reviews via Google
    (586) 709-3003
  4. (586) 725-8373
  5. (810) 459-9436
Map of excavation contractors in St. Clair County, MI
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (810) 364-6881
  2. (810) 637-8979
  3. Gillett Excavating
    North Street
    (810) 941-8926
  4. Varty's Excavating
    Fort Gratiot
    (810) 385-5620
  5. (810) 982-7588
  6. (810) 395-1672
  7. (810) 364-8514
  8. (586) 727-9402
  9. (810) 329-4973
  10. (810) 650-9084
  11. (586) 242-6482
  12. (810) 794-7578
  13. (810) 650-6739
  14. (810) 384-8037
  15. (810) 343-4055
  16. (810) 388-1460
  17. (810) 329-7813
  18. (586) 612-2510
  19. (810) 765-3632
  20. (810) 327-0650
  21. (586) 557-0137
  22. (586) 727-9814
  23. (810) 794-9156
  24. (810) 327-6306
  25. (810) 650-3653
  26. (810) 820-5548
  27. (586) 630-2020
  28. (810) 523-8923
  29. (248) 763-1055
  30. (810) 794-7377
  31. (810) 367-6535
  32. (810) 387-3670
  33. (810) 543-1365
  34. (810) 217-0010
  35. (989) 415-6045
  36. (810) 367-7206
  37. Foss Grading
    North Street
    (810) 966-5100
  38. (810) 324-2020
  39. (810) 385-6430
  40. (586) 727-7024
  41. (586) 634-9494
  42. (810) 367-6545
  43. (586) 727-5290
  44. (810) 329-3870
  45. (586) 216-9954

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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.

Nearby counties

Sources

  1. 1.MCL 460.725
  2. 2.MCL 460.723
  3. 3.MCL 339.2404
  4. 4.MCL 339.2403
  5. 5.Michigan EGLE