Excavation contractors in North Carolina
1631 excavation contractors in North Carolina hold an active USDOT registration. The 47 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 1338 of them.
North Carolina's Underground Utility Safety and Damage Prevention Act requires notice no less than three full working days before excavation or demolition begins.1 Grading work that costs $40,000 or more must be done by a licensed general contractor, and the state's licensing board offers a Grading and Excavating classification.2, 3 Land-disturbing activity of more than one acre needs an approved erosion and sedimentation control plan, filed at least 30 days before work starts,4 and disturbing one acre or more also requires coverage under the NCG01 construction stormwater permit.5
Counties
- Wake County71
- Buncombe County66
- Guilford County52
- Henderson County51
- Cabarrus County43
- Alamance County39
- Catawba County39
- Iredell County38
- Rowan County38
- Davidson County36
- Mecklenburg County36
- Stanly County34
- Watauga County34
- Forsyth County31
- Union County31
- Yancey County31
- Caldwell County30
- Surry County30
- Wilkes County30
- Haywood County29
- Randolph County29
- Gaston County28
- McDowell County25
- Transylvania County25
- Stokes County24
- Burke County23
- Granville County23
- Rutherford County23
- Ashe County22
- Lincoln County22
- Harnett County21
- Alexander County20
- Davie County20
- Jackson County20
- Rockingham County20
- Chatham County19
- Macon County19
- Avery County17
- Columbus County17
- Franklin County17
- Johnston County17
- Moore County17
- Orange County17
- Yadkin County17
- Cleveland County16
- Vance County16
- Lee County15
Other counties in North Carolina
293 contractors in 48 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Alleghany County: Brown's Trackhoe & Dozer Service, D&R Logging and Excavating, Davis Escavating & Hauling, Dirty Rotens Dozing Excavating & Grading LLC, Hayworth Excavations, L F Delp Excavating & Grading LLC, Medley Trucking & Grading, S&T Grading LLP, Teague Grading, Townsend Excavating and Construction Inc, Woodruff Grading
Anson County: Burr Grading Inc, Carolina Excavation and Grading, Davis & Parker Grading, Lynn Thomas Grading Inc, TNT Grading and Trucking LLC
Beaufort County: Carolina Excavation and Construction Inc, Coastal Clearing & Grading Inc, Davis Hauling and Excavation, Riverside Excavation Inc
Bertie County: Daughtrey Backhoe & Cemetery SRV, Dunlow Dozer Service Inc
Brunswick County: HCE, Holdens Backhoe Service, Island Contracting Inc, Jawbone Excavation & Grading LLC, Jet Inc, Level Up Excavating LLC, McDowell Grading and Drainage, Rogers Excavating & Grading Inc, Septic Systems & Excavation, Waynes Backhoe & Construction LLC, Wildthing Excavation and Hauling LLC
Camden County: J & M Excavations & Clearing Inc, K&D Sitework Contractors Inc
Carteret County: Bogue Sound Septic and Grading Inc, Carteret Farm Grading LLC, County Line Grading Inc, Farrugia Grading & Construction Inc, Oglesby Grading and Construction Inc
Caswell County: Piedmont Grading
Cherokee County: Ackie Bryant Excavating, Beaverdam Trucking & Grading LLC, Cope Excavating LLC, Crowe Excavating, Dockery Excavation Inc, Drake Excavation, M C Bradberry Dozer & Hauling, MC Bradberry Dozer and Hauling, McLendon Grading, Phillips Excavating & Logging, Postell Excavating, S&S Hauling-Excavation LLC, Tristate Forestry Mulching and Excavating LLC, Wallace Parker Excavating
Clay County: AAA Excavating, Alvin D Ledford Grading Corporation, Anderson & Son Grading and Clearing Inc, BR Donaldson Clearing & Grading, Miller Grading & Construction, R&R Excavating & Construction, TLB Grading & Sitework LLC, Waldroup Trucking & Grading
Craven County: Ben's Excavating & Land Development, Bosco Excavating Inc, Diggers Excavation and Grading Inc, Lilly's Excavating & Tree Service
Cumberland County: Autry Grading Inc, Backhoe and Truck, Brown's Backhoe Service, Carte & Sons Backhoe, David's Backhoe & Truck Service, Gary McNeill Landscaping & Backhoe Service, JR's Grading & Landscaping LLC, Lewis Septic and Backhoe Service, LV and Son Clearing and Grading LLC, Steve's Backhoe and Excavating Service, Steve's Backhoe Service and Excavating Service, Trinity Plumbing & Site Work
Currituck County: Barnhill Bushogging & Grading, Brown and Sons Excavating LLC, Newbern Excavating & Septic, Richards Excavating Co, RML Grading & Excavating Inc, Spruillco Excavating Inc
Dare County: Coastal Sand and Grading, Kitty Hawk Grading LLC, Wade A Tillett Septics & Excavating
Duplin County: Arek Chasten, Avents Grading and Hauling LLC, D Bradshaw Clearing and Grading Inc, David Cole Backhoe Service, GW Cantrell Grading Excavating Grinding Mowing, H & C Grading LLC, Justin G Rivenbark Excavating, Marks Backhoe Inc, Miller & Sons Excavating LLC, Mitchell's Trucking & Backhoe Services Inc, Tarheel Grading and Paving Inc, TNT Backhoe Service and Excavating
Durham County: Bacon Septic and Grading LLC, Bull City Sitework LLC, Derek Potts and Son Tree Removal and Grading LLC, George Tilley Grading Co Inc, Gibbs Grading & Landscaping LLC, Heckman's Grading Services Inc, Kapusnik Grading, Lee Excavation, Marco Grading LLC, RBS Grading & Excavating Inc, Rennie L Wilkins Clearing & Grading, Rock Grading, LLC, RTP Grading & Sitework LLC, T & T Backhoe Service
Edgecombe County: Barnes Excavation and Grading LLC, DL Lewis Excavation LLC, Eastern Lanscaping & Grading, R and R Excavating LLC, Ward Backhoe and Bulldozer Service LLC
Graham County: Capps Excavating & Lawncare LLC, Finnish Excavating LLC, H&H Contracting & Grading, Pinhook Excavation LLC
Greene County: Curt Everett Grading & Clearing
Halifax County: DK Excavating and Land Management, E&J Hauling and Excavation LLC
Hertford County: Perry's Clearing and Grading, Trico Grading Inc
Hoke County: Clark's Concrete & Grading, D & G Excavating Services Inc
Jones County: Ae Logging, Dirtworks Grading Company LLC
Lenoir County: Everett's Lot Clearing & Grading Inc, IPR Grading LCC, Laser Sitework Company, Lester Barwick Backhoe Service, N&A Grading&Concrete LLC, SC Garner Grading & Sitework LLC, Specialized Heavy Grading and Hauling LLC, Taylors Hauling & Grading LLC, Tims Backhoe Service LLC
Madison County: Boyds Grading, Buckner Grading, Evans Grading, Finley Grading, Four Seasons Excavating and Hauling LLC, Foxhall Excavation and Hauling LLC, JJ's Grading & Septic LLC, R & L Hauling & Excavating LLC, RST Excavation & Contracting Inc, Stones Grading LLC, Suttles Trucking & Grading, Trantham's Grading, Upland Grading & Septic LLC, White Rock Grading LLC
Martin County: Peeles Backhoe
Mitchell County: Cox Farms Hauling& Grading, D & J Grading LLC, Eddie Johnson and Sons Clearing and Grading LLC, English Logging and Grading LLC, Hopson Grading Incorporated, Houser Landscaping and Grading, Murphy Grading Inc, Phillips Grading Inc, Randy Franklin Backhoe Service
Montgomery County: Bruton Grading Company, Hurley Backhoe Services Inc, Lemonline Logistics, Salazar Logging & Grading LLC
Nash County: B&B Welding Backhoe Inc, Clinton's Excavation & Burial Vault LLC, FMC Grading Inc, Lyons Excavation Company Inc, RTR Land Works & Excavation LLC, Rusty's Backhoe Service, Triple S Landscaping and Grading LLC, Williams Backhoe Service
New Hanover County: AC King Clearing and Grading, AVM Excavation Inc, Coastal Grading of Wilmington Inc, Heath Grading and Utility Inc, Johnson Grading Co Inc, Landmark Grading Inc, Norris Construction Company, R & S Site Work LLC, Saratoga Excavating & Equipment Co, South Atlantic Grading Co, Steves Backhoe Service, Talton Clearing and Grading LLC, United Excavation Services Inc, WSM Precision Sitework
Northampton County: Miller Excavating LLC, Reinfords Excavating, Sykes Grading Srevice LLC
Onslow County: Aarons Grading and Paving Inc, Eastern Excavating Inc, New River Excavation & Dredging Inc, Onslow Grading and Paving Inc
Pamlico County: Willis Dozer Service
Pasquotank County: C & W Grading & Excavating Inc, R & D Excavating Co Inc, Sanders Grading LLC, Stokely's Septic Tanks & Excavating
Pender County: Elite Construction and Grading Inc, Hodge Excavating and Grading LLC, JDP Grading & Hauling, Landmark Excavating Inc, Lorace Rooks. Jr , DBA Rooks Backhoe & Trucking Co., Murray's Backhoe Service, Newton's Grading & Bush Hogging, Port City Grading and Paving Inc, Rooks Backhoe & Trucking Co, South Atlantic Grading, Straight Up Excavation LLC
Perquimans County: Matthew Hassell
Person County: Jimmy Lewis & Sons Grading and Septic Inc, Keith Bradsher Grading LLC, Tommy Collie Septic Tank & Backhoe Service
Pitt County: East Coast Grading & Utilities LLC, Garris Grading & Paving Inc, Laser Construction Sitework & Utility Company Inc, Oneal Grading Inc, Sasser Grading and Drainage Inc, Yoder Excavating LLC
Polk County: C & J Grading LLC, CPR Grading LLC, Holberts Grading & Excavation LLC, Nelon Brothers Mini Excavation Inc, New Generation Grading & Landscaping LLC, Pack Brothers Logging & Grading LLC, Shehan's Grading Shehan's Trucking, Sigmon Landscaping and Grading, Stepp Grading, TLJ Hauling and Grading Inc, W & W Grading Inc
Richmond County: Affordable Backhoe Service LLC, Cornerstone Grading LLC, Howells Grading & Construction, J M Currie & Sons Hauling and Grading LLC, J M Long Grading Company Inc, J&M Grading& Hauling, James Grading & Hauling, Webb Grading & Excavating LLC
Robeson County: Black Water Excavation & Demolition LLC, Damatt Excavation, Gerald Temple Backhoe Services LLC, Hendren's Backhoe Service, Jacobs Backhoe, JCL Grading, Tew Grading LLC
Sampson County: Action Backhoe & Construction, Bland Grading & Hauling, Christopher Allen, Jones Excavation LLC, Mac Grading Company, S&S Backhoe Services Inc, Salty Rooster Excavation & Hauling LLC, Sandy's Hauling & Backhoe Service Inc, T3 Clearing and Grading LLC, Warren Excavating and Grading Service, Warren Grading Service
Scotland County: Edge Grading and Hauling LLC, Paul's Dozer Service
Swain County: Brandon Dills Excavation, Cables Dozer and Backhoe Service, Cochran Excavating LLC, Ensley Properties and Excavating LLC, Kenny Ball, Mountain Excavating, Nathans Tree Service and Excavating, Parton Excavating, Woodards Excavation and Logging
Tyrrell County: Half Fast Hauling & Grading LLC
Warren County: Country Boy's Excavating, Norlina Grading & Excavating LLC, Paul Jessup Backhoe Service, Perkinson's Backhoe
Wayne County: AK Grading and Demolition Inc, Allen Grading Co Inc, Big Rock Grading and Construction LLC, D & B Grading LLC, Daw's Excavating, Hine Sitework Inc, Jarman Grading, MLP Grading & Foundation Services LLC, MPC Concrete & Grading LLC, Perry Grading and Hauling LLC, Wilson Grading LLC
Wilson County: Basco Grading and Utility Inc, Ellis Hauling & Excavation LLC, Fred Carroll Vick, RM Clearing and Grading LLC, Wayne's Backhoe
What excavation costs in North Carolina
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 Southeast's average rates lowest in the country.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.