Excavation contractors in Cayuga County, NY
38 excavation contractors are registered in Cayuga County. All 38 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Auburn.
New York requires excavators to notify the one-call center at least two working days, and no more than ten, before digging begins.1 New York 811 takes calls for the Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, and UDig NY covers the rest of the state.2 Home improvement contractors must be licensed in New York City and in Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties.3 Construction that disturbs one acre or more of soil needs coverage under the DEC's stormwater permit for construction activity, and smaller thresholds apply in New York City and the city's watershed east of the Hudson.4
All 38 contractors
- E Martin Excavating(315) 283-3938Port Byron5.0 from 6 reviews via Google
- (315) 406-6656
- Diamond Excavation and Masonry Inc(505) 459-1178Port Byron
- Halverson Excavating LLC(315) 889-7180Union Springs
- O' Hara Excavating LLC(315) 224-6495Auburn
- (315) 252-1176
- (315) 283-2425
- O'connell Excavation(315) 252-0705Weedsport
- Ats Excavation LLC(315) 406-8326Weedsport
- (315) 626-6308
- Shaw Excavation(315) 515-9666King Ferry
- Michael H Weeks Excavating(315) 626-6295Weedsport
- Cliff Janssen Excavation(315) 364-8112Scipio Center
- (315) 730-9180
- J&M Excavation(315) 224-4224Moravia
- (315) 406-8032
- Amerman Excavating(315) 497-1372Locke
- (315) 364-8931
- Bob Bruno Excavating Inc(315) 729-5031Auburn
- Custom Excavation LLC(315) 834-6568Weedsport
- MJC Excavation LLC(315) 246-8870King Ferry
- R & E Drilling & Excavating Inc(315) 776-9632Port Byron
- Savarese Excavation(315) 776-8218Port Byron
- C&M Excavating LLC(315) 237-4686Port Byron
- (315) 209-2575
- (315) 209-2575
- Full Swing Excavation(315) 567-4699Auburn
- Burke Excavation Services & Testing Inc(315) 374-0636Port Byron
- (315) 496-2055
- Diamond Excavation and Masonry(315) 776-4260Port Byron
- DMP Excavating(315) 730-2981Unoravia
- Final Excavation LLC(315) 383-1428Weedsport
- (315) 729-1906
- N & D Excavating LLC(315) 564-6814Sterling
- Randy L Bossard(315) 497-1506Locke
- Stayton Excavation(315) 497-1999Moravia
- Walczak Excavating(585) 721-6316Auburn
- (405) 350-6508
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What excavation costs in New York
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 has no separate figure for the Northeast, so expect prices near the national range.
Ranges compiled from HomeGuide, Angi, HomeAdvisor and contractor-published guides, checked September 2026.