Excavation contractors in St. Joseph County, MI
22 excavation contractors are registered in St. Joseph County. All 22 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Sturgis.
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 22 contractors
- Roberts Bros Excavating Inc(269) 244-8619Three Rivers4.8 from 39 reviews via Google
- Cripps Excavating Inc(269) 273-2297Three Rivers4.2 from 10 reviews via Google
- Starks Excavating(616) 279-9265Three Rivers4.8 from 25 reviews via Google
- Kelley Excavating Inc(269) 467-9568Centreville5.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- Morris Excavating Inc(269) 483-7773White Pigeon4.0 from 5 reviews via Google
- Huff Well Drilling(269) 217-7239Mendon5.0 from 20 reviews via Google
- Rusk Excavating(269) 467-7370Strugis5.0 from 14 reviews via Google
- Harker Excavating(269) 651-2126Storgis
- Adams Excavating Inc(269) 467-4545Cevtreville
- (269) 432-1055
- Royce Excavating(269) 873-1467White Pigeon
- Detweiler Excavating(269) 808-1256Centreville
- Shears Excavating(269) 467-7001Centreville
- Logan Excavating Inc(616) 651-1251Sturgis
- Sholl Excavating(269) 651-9040Sturgis
- Wilkins Excavating(269) 273-7108Three Rivers
- Jacobs Excavating(616) 279-2555Three Rivers
- BX2 Excavating LLC(269) 625-7633Sturgis
- Oxender Excavating(616) 651-6768Sturgis
- Skinner Excavating(269) 273-3385Three Rivers
- Summerlott Excavating Inc(269) 483-2112White Pigeon
- Sweitzer Excavation(269) 464-6489Constantine
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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.