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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

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.