Excavation contractors in Montana

541 excavation contractors in Montana hold an active USDOT registration. The 11 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 402 of them.

Counties

Other counties in Montana

139 contractors in 33 counties with fewer than 15 listings.

Beaverhead County: B&H Excavation LLC, Besecker's Excavation and Trucking LLC, Deere Creek Excavation LLC, Devers Excavation & Aquatics, Groundhog Mining & Excavation, Huffaker's Construction & Excavating LLC, Hulet Backhoe & Farm Service LLC, Hutfles Excavating, Huxtable Excavation, Rowe Excavation Inc

Blaine County: S and J Excavation Inc

Broadwater County: Gehrke Excavation Inc, M Excavating, Montana West Excavating, Staubach Creek Ranch and Excavation LLC, Three J's Excavating

Carbon County: Bangert Construction and Excavation LLC, Blue Water Excavation, Clarks Excavation, Glenn K Luhman DBA Luhman Excavation, Hudak Excavation, JNR Excavating, Triple S Excavation LLC

Chouteau County: Casey's Excavation, Jensen Excavating LLC

Custer County: Big Dog Dirt Work LLC

Dawson County: Hafla Backhoe & Trenching

Deer Lodge County: DS Trucking and Excavating, Georgetown Lake Excavation LLC, Ken Thompson Excavating, Laslovich Excavating LLC, Maes Excavating, Snow Removal & Lawn Care & Dirt Work, Sunny's Septic Service & Excavation

Fallon County: Griffith Excavating Inc, Wiedmer Backhoe Service Plus LLC

Fergus County: Bear Paw Excavation and Gravel, C & K Kananen Excavating, D & D Excavation, DC Excavation and Construction, Griffith Contracting and Excavation, Niebur Excavating LLC, Roberts Dirt Work

Glacier County: Kinto Excavating, Kinto Excavation LLC, Nygaard Excavation

Granite County: IKE Whittlesey Excavating Inc, Martin Excavation and Trucking Inc, McDonald Excavating Inc, Patriot Excavation

Hill County: C & C Excavation Inc, James Verploegen Excavation, Lakeside Excavation, MB Excavating LLC

Jefferson County: Baker Excavating, Benson Excavating LLC, Bucket Excavation LLC, C Kountz Fence Co, Jim Stout Excavation, Joe Davis, Mockel Precast and Excavating Co Inc, Nicholls Excavating LLC, Plumbing and Excavating, Repose Excavation LLC, Vossler Excavating Inc, Western Montana Contracting & Excavation LLC

Madison County: All Hands Excavation LLC, Aspen Excavation and Materials, Crosshair Excavation LLC, Funston Dirt Work and Excavation LLC, Madison River Excavation, Madison Valley Excavation LLC, Matson Excavation, Moen Excavation LLC, Seaberry-Depaoli Excavation & Trucking, Todd Excavation LLC

Meagher County: 2 J Excavation, Big Belt Excavation, C&C Excavating and Construction, Dreidlein Excavation, Ringer Trucking and Excavation

Mineral County: 406 Forestry & Excavation, Burnham Excavation, Cahall Excavating LLC, Darin Haskins, Hutchins Excavating, Reynolds Backhoe Services

Musselshell County: Balock Excavating Inc, Cook's Backhoe Service

Petroleum County: K & L Excavation LLC

Phillips County: Funk Excavation, GB Excavating LLC

Pondera County: Sullivan Excavation LLC

Powell County: Antila Construction & Excavation Inc, Fincher Trucking & Excavating LLC, Graveley Excavating, M & P Excavating, TNT Excavating, Tool Box Excavation & Dirt Work

Prairie County: Alternative Excavation LLC, K 3 Excavation Incorporated

Richland County: Dans Backhoe Service, Kilen Backhoe Service LLC

Roosevelt County: Kohls Excavating

Rosebud County: Brown's Excavation, Irish Backhoe & Trenching Services LLC, Ottercreek Dirt Work LLC, Russell Jorgensen Trucking, Wheels Dirt Work LLC

Sanders County: Bache Excavating LLC, Best Septic, Clayton Mathers Excavation, Decker Excavating, Dirtwork, Iron Ox Excavation, Pardee Excavating LLC, Sawtooth Angus Ranch and Excavating, Sorlie Excavating Inc, Traver's Excavator Service Inc, West End Contracting & Excavating LLC

Silver Bow County: A&R Excavation, Gilman Construction, Grosvold Excavating, K & K Roofing Inc, Konda Excavating LLC, Mile High Excavating LLC, Schaefer Excavating, Wasley Excavating LLC

Sweet Grass County: CKG Excavating, H Ray Stenberg Excavating LLC, Sazama Excavation LLC

Teton County: Forged Excavation LLC, Matt's Excavation LLC

Toole County: Enneberg Excavation LLC, Kaneff Excavating, Montgomery Excavation, Ron Pratt Excavating & Trucking

Valley County: K&S Excavation

Wheatland County: Martin Excavating LLC

What excavation costs in Montana

These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.

Residential excavation and site prep: $1,500–$5,000 for standard site work (Appalachian Scapes)$2,500–$15,000 for a standard home site (SiteX)Price driver: Soil: clay and rock cost more than loam
Removing trees, shrubs and debris: $1,400–$5,800 (HomeAdvisor)Price driver: Tree density
Grading a yard: $1,000–$5,000 for an average backyard (HomeGuide)Price driver: Slope
Driveway excavation: $1,000–$5,000 on average (Appalachian Scapes)Price driver: Access: tight sites need smaller machines and more hours
Dirt removal on a landscaping job: $500–$6,000 (Angi)Price driver: Haul distance and disposal

Published labor data puts the West roughly 20% above the Southeast (SiteX).

Ranges from Appalachian Scapes, SiteX, HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide and Angi, checked September 2026.