Excavation contractors in Minnesota
1372 excavation contractors in Minnesota hold an active USDOT registration. The 32 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 995 of them.
Counties
- St. Louis County86
- Stearns County72
- Crow Wing County54
- Wright County53
- Anoka County45
- Hennepin County41
- Otter Tail County41
- Dakota County37
- Morrison County35
- Carver County34
- Scott County32
- Douglas County31
- Sherburne County30
- Washington County29
- Becker County28
- Itasca County28
- Cass County27
- Olmsted County25
- Kandiyohi County23
- Mille Lacs County23
- Carlton County21
- Chisago County21
- Goodhue County21
- Rice County21
- Hubbard County20
- Pine County20
- Aitkin County19
- Todd County17
- Benton County16
- Clay County15
- Ramsey County15
- Wadena County15
Other counties in Minnesota
377 contractors in 53 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Beltrami County: A1 Backhoe & Septic Service LLC, Berndt Robert Trask, Dahl's Dirtwork, Devon Bunker Excavating, Dobmaier Excavating, Kyle Forseen Excavation, Lossing Excavating, North Country Transport & Excavation LLC, R and R Excavating, Thoring's Grading, Tim Wilson Excavating, Triple C Excavating LLC, Vold Excavating & Trucking
Big Stone County: Ridgeview Excavating Inc, SEV's Gravel & Excavating, Shores Edge Excavating Inc, Sitter Excavating LLC
Blue Earth County: Blue River Excavating LLC, Cink Excavating Inc, Dusty Hauling & Excavating LLC, Forrey Septic Systems and Excavating LLC, Hoehn Drainage & Excavating LLC, Leon's Custom Backhoe, Nicolai Excavating, Stevens Bobcat & Backhoe LLC, Stevens Bobcat and Backhoe
Brown County: Filzen Excavation, M R Paving & Excavating Inc, Vogel Drainage & Excavating LLC, Walters Excavating Inc
Chippewa County: J & S Trucking, Landmark Excavation LLC, Randy Enevoldsen Excavating LLC
Clearwater County: Essig Excavating LLC, Jorgenson Backhoe & Construction LLC, Lindgren Backhoe Service, Shelrud Backhoe Svc Inc, TS Excavating
Cook County: Crawford Excavating LLC, Gunflint Trail Excavating LLC, Jay Carlson Excavating, JED Smith Excavating & Septic LLC, Joe Hall Excavating, Laboda Grading, Laboda Grading, Mike Rose Excavating, Rick Backstrom Excavating LLC, S & S Dirtwork & Gravel
Cottonwood County: Charlies Backhoe Service, Dan Harley Excavation, Elm Creek Trucking and Excavating LLC, Lohrenz Excavating Inc, Snowy River Hauling & Grading LLC, Tony's Backhoe & Grading
Dodge County: 5 Star Excavating LLC, BMG Excavating Inc, Buds Excavating, Kats Excavating Lllc, Paulson Excavating LLC
Faribault County: Bob Moore Drainage & Excavating LLC, Bromeland Excavating, Circle K Septic & Excavating LLC, Delaittre Septic & Excavating LLC, Dulas Excavating, G&S Drainage & Excavating Inc, Leland Drainage and Excavating, Martin Backhoe & Trenching, Sonnek Backhoe Service, South Central Minnesota Excavating & Septic LLC, Warmka Excavating
Fillmore County: Al Friedrich Excavating Inc, Apenhorst Grading LLC, Bernard Excavating, Bolster Septic & Excavating LLC, Clemens Hauling and Excavating, Complete Excavation and Contracting LLC, Coyote Hill Excavating LLC, Dean Berland Excavating, Gossman Dirtwork LLC, JS Voeltz Trucking, O'connell Backhoe and Septic Inc, O'connell Excavating, O'connell Excavating & Plumbing Inc, TLC Excavating
Freeborn County: D & K Demo and Excavation, F Peterson Excavating, G & T Excavating, JD Oakland Excavating, Jensen Excavating Trucking, Jensen Gravel & Excavating, Krueger Excavating of Albert Lea LLC, Olson Excavating LLC, P&L Excavating LLC, Peterson Excavating, Sorensen Excavating LLC, TR Excavation and Hauling LLC, Viktora Dig & Drain Excavation LLC, Wangen Excavating LLC
Grant County: Ness Backhoe Inc, Olson Tile and Excavating LLC, Torgys Trenching and Excavating, Williams Excavation & Seeding LLC
Houston County: Clarence Kramer Excavating, Green Acres Excavating, Oles Excavating LLC, On-Grade Excavating LLP, Seekamp Excavating LLC, Wieser Septic & Excavating
Isanti County: All Terrain Excavating, Boettcher Excavating and Septic LLC, Crawford Excavating, Dennis Hall ETD Excavating, Dick & Sons Excavating Inc, Gary Points Excavating, James Excavating LLC, JML Excavating, Kirschman Excavating Inc, Lillemo Backhoe Service, Stoppelman Excavating, Superior Excavating, Tom Pederson Excavating & Parts, Wyatt Excavating LLC
Jackson County: Brents Backhoe and Trenching, Dale's Excavating, Edlin Excavating Inc, Excavating Company, Svoboda Excavating Inc, Winters Plumbing Heating and Excavation
Kanabec County: Ag Excavating LLC, Anderson Excavating, Blacks Excavating, E-Z Excavating LLC, EZ Excavating LLC, Gene Caroa Excavating, HP Gravel & Grading LLC, Liggys Excavating and Septic, Robyn Excavating, Ron Kadlec Excavating Inc
Koochiching County: Bradburn Excavating, Ohottos Backhoe Service, Rogers Backhoe
Lac qui Parle County: Borstad Excavating, Heinrich Excavating & Hauling LLC, J A Mercie Excavating, Monnens Excavating, Pehrson Excavating, Solomon Citrowske, Wallschlager Excavating
Lake County: Cavallin Excavating, Countryside Trucking & Excavating LLC, J P Sitework LLC, JBL Trucking & Excavating LLC, Lind Excavating Lind Septic, Mosher Contracting, Neylon Trucking & Excavating, Olson Excavating, Ostman Trucking and Excavating, Toland Forestry and Excavation LLC, White Pine Forestry & Excavation
Le Sueur County: B-N-K Excavating LLC, Bormeyer Grading, Braith Excavating Inc, Darin Hanks Trucking & Excavating LLC, Dietz Brothers Excavating LLC, Don Hanks, M S Excavating, Marie's Excavating, Meyer Excavation LLC, Mikes Backhoe Service Inc, Northland Container, RT Excavating & Services Inc, Selly Excavating Inc
Lincoln County: A&C Excavating LLC, Andrzejek Cherp Excavating Inc, Pat Sterzinger Excavating, Van Damme Excavating
Lyon County: Ankrum Excavating Co, Brey Tiling & Excavation LLC, D & G Excavating, Dicks Excavating Richard Myhre Trucking, Johnson Excavating Inc, Prellwitz Tiling & Backhoe Service, Rantz Excavating Inc, Rogge Excavating Inc, Rough Country Excavating LLC, Ryan West Excavating Inc, Thompson Excavating, Towne & Country Excavating LLC, WB Excavating and Septic LLC
Mahnomen County: A 1 Septic Service and Excavating LLC, D & J Excavation and Logistics LLC, Darco's Excavating Inc
Marshall County: Davidson Backhoe Serv, Huffys Excavation, Misselhorn Tiling & Excavation LLC, Mortensen Excavating, Robert Dufault Excavating, Roley Backhoe Service, Weleski Excavating LLC
Martin County: Douglas Closs Septic & Backhoe Serv, Forsberg Drainage & Excavation LLC, Nelson Excavating, S & J Excavating Inc, S & S Backhoe, Steuber Excavating, T&R Excavating Inc
McLeod County: Andy's Trucking & Excavating LLC, D J S Excavating Inc, Dick Hopp Excavating, Kens Excavating, Kesler Excavating, Litzau Excavating Inc, Martin's Excavating LLC, Precision Grading LLC, R & R Excavating Inc, Rickert Excavating Inc, Roger Mallak Excavating, Tupu Excavating
Meeker County: Deadrick Excavating LLC, Gerald Whitcomb Excavating, McFarland Excavating Inc, Nordberg Exc Inc, Randy Kramer Excavating, Ron's Excavating Service, Terning Excavating Inc, Thielen Excavating LLC, Toutges Brothers Septic and Excavating LLC, Valleyside Excavating LLC
Mower County: A 1 Excavating & Septic, Agland Excavating Inc, Bustad Dozing & Excavating, Chris Swenson Trucking and Excavating LLC, Cordell's Dozing & Excavating LLC, Hansen Hauling & Excavating Inc, Husemoller Excavating Inc, Jims Excavation LLC, Murphy Brothers Excavating LLC, Olson Grading Inc, Tom Ferson Excavating Co, Van Buskirk and Sons Excavating Inc
Murray County: Ahlers Excavating LLC, B & H Excavating, Beecks Gravel & Excavating Inc, Bill's Backhoe Service LLC, Joes Backhoe, Larson Backhoe Service, Mikes Mini Excavating Inc, Noomen Farms
Nicollet County: AJ Excavating LLC, BRK Excavating and Logistics Inc, Chambers Excavating and Trucking LLC, Lafayette Excavating Inc
Nobles County: Landgren Excavating LLC, Lenz Excavating LLC, Schmidt Excavating, Vaske Backhoe Service
Norman County: Stern's Dirt Work's
Pennington County: Anderson Excavating, Kruse Backhoe Service LLC, Quam Excavating, Reierson Excavating, Reierson Excavating
Pipestone County: Good Septic and Excavating, Woelber Excavating
Polk County: Benoit Excavating LLC, Bergman Excavation and Landscape, Bertil's Gravel & Excavation LLC, Blaser Excavating, Brady's Mini Excavator Service, Dales Grading LLC, Dean's Backhoe Service, Erickson Dozer and Excavating, Hedlund Backhoe Service, Randy Olson, Ryan's Backhoe Service LLC, Strom Excavating
Pope County: Affordable Excavating, Bartz Excavating LLC, Brown Excavating Inc, Erickson Excavating, Fridgen Excavating Tiling LLC, Runge Grading LLC, Sondrol Excavating Inc
Red Lake County: Brummund Excavating, Dicks Backhoe
Redwood County: DK Construction and Excavating, Goltz Backhoe, Hacker Excavating, Osland Excavation LLC, Todd Johnson Grading LLC
Renville County: A & T Septic & Excavating Services Inc, Chris Knight Excavating and Demolittion LLC, Firle Backhoe, Hatch Excavating LLC, Howard Hughes Excavating, Hughes and Hughes Excavating LLC, Kahl Excavating, Kahl Jr Excavating LLC, Meyer Trucking & Dirt Work LLC, Novotny Excavating LLC, S S Excavating LLC
Rock County: Southwest Excavating LLC, VER Steeg Excavation LLC
Roseau County: Conn Trucking & Excavation, Dahlgren Gravel and Excavating, Horner Plumbing & Excavation
Sibley County: Dvorak Excavating Inc, Hillmann Farm Backhoe, Klehr Grading &Excavating Inc, MN Valley Excavating, Nelsons Excavating & Concrete LLC, Sea Sons Excavating, SK Trucking & Excavating LLC, Sons Excavation & Septic, Zila Excavating Inc
Steele County: Bishop Excavating Inc, Blue Ribbion Excavating, Bob Bergland Excavating, Caron Excavating, Don Loken Excavating & Drainage, Ed's Backhoe Service LLC, Hagen Excavation, Hansen Excavation Inc, R & M Backhoe Services, Steve James Excavating Inc, T J St John Excavating
Stevens County: Jepma Backhoe, Rod Ehrp Construction & Excavating, Schaefer Excavating LLC
Swift County: Borstad Rock & Excavation, Miller Excavating LLC
Traverse County: Dick's Excavating, Goodhart Excavating Inc, Whaley Excavating Inc
Wabasha County: Atkinson Excavating, Dykes Brothers Excavating, Glander Excavating & Plumbing Inc, Heartland Excavating Inc, Hofschulte Backhoe and Septic LLC, Mark A Dykes Excavating, Tom Herbst Excavating, Windhorst Excavating L L C
Waseca County: Ditch Creek Landscape & Excavating LLC, Dobberstein Backhoe LLC, Ground Works Backhoe Service LLC, H & H Excavating Inc, Hanks Excavating LLC, Manna Companies Inc DBA Manna Truck and Backhoe, P S Excavating, Schultz Excavating
Watonwan County: A&G Excavating LLC, Caleb Anderson Trucking & Excavating LLC, Kelly & Sons Excavating LLC, L&B Excavating LLC, Level Up Excavation & Grading LLC, Precision Farm Drainage & Excavating LLC, Woratschka Excavation
Wilkin County: Ehlert Excavating LLC, Matejcek Excavating LLC, Paul Haarstad Excavating LLC
Winona County: Chester F Pozanc Trucking & Excavating LLC, D & S Hauling & Excavating, Dirtworks Excavating LLC, Domke Excavating Inc, Gellersen Excavating, Gudmundson Trucking & Excavating Inc, Heintz Excavating LLC, Hulshizer Mini Excavating, O'laughlin Trucking & Excavating Mechanical LLC, Pearson Backhoe Service Inc, Ploetz Excavating LLC, T & R Excavating, TJ's Trucking and Excavating Inc
Yellow Medicine County: Barker Excavating, Murph's Dirt Work, Peterson Excavating and Gravel, Yackery Excavating
What excavation costs in Minnesota
These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
- 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.