Excavation contractors in Erie County, NY
66 excavation contractors are registered in Erie County. All 66 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Buffalo.
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
Contractors 1–50 of 66
- McNeight Excavating(716) 912-5671West Seneca5.0 from 33 reviews via Google
- Boldt Excavating LLC(716) 480-4972Orchard Park5.0 from 60 reviews via Google
- Millie Excavating(716) 253-9275Lackawanna5.0 from 21 reviews via Google
- Excavation Pros Inc(716) 473-2291Buffalo5.0 from 25 reviews via Google
- American Paving & Excavating Inc(716) 741-2649Clarence Center
- (716) 226-4298
- Argauer Excavating LLC(716) 523-7525East Aurora
- Rammer Site Services(716) 683-1758Lancaster
- (716) 479-1690
- Holler Excavating & Grading Inc(716) 464-3771Cheektowaga
- Matt Kolo Excavating LLC(716) 860-0039Colden
- Bengert Boring & Excavating Inc(716) 713-9826West Seneca
- F Cimato Topsoil & Grading Inc(716) 609-0700Clarence Center
- R Klingensmith Tree Digging & Excavation Inc(716) 863-9477East Concord
- (716) 532-5306
- Giordano's Excavation(716) 479-7189Springville
- (716) 496-5781
- (716) 704-9779
- E&A Excavating Inc(716) 592-3578Springville
- Gleason Excavating LLC(716) 821-9595Buffalo
- Rock Hard Excavating LLC(716) 534-1302Grand Island
- Elite Excavation LLC(716) 863-8186Hamburg
- (716) 432-4642
- Roadrunner Excavating(716) 592-5298E Concord
- (716) 472-3475
- Morris Excavating Inc(716) 560-5588Sardinia
- Pagano Excavating Inc(716) 997-2024West Seneca
- (716) 937-6714
- (585) 813-2779
- Sunset Farms Excavating LLC(716) 880-0398East Aurora
- Boundary Clearing & Grading(716) 984-4299ClarenceLand clearing
- (716) 481-1281
- (716) 741-2235
- Eaton Excavating(716) 655-2647East Aurora
- Gossel Trenching and Grading Inc(716) 655-4063South Wales
- (716) 688-1039
- Mid Atlantic Laser Grading(716) 353-0429Chaffee
- Pipe Creek Excavating Inc(716) 445-3751West Falls
- RJP Excavating(716) 510-8216Hamburg
- Rock Bottom Excavation(716) 574-8828South Wales
- S Corp(716) 860-8998Eden
- Weller Excavating(716) 308-8455Hamburg
- (716) 578-1162
- Nephew's Landscaping and Excavating(716) 880-6831Springville
- (716) 907-2340
- Armor Construction Enterprise(716) 200-2560East Amherst
- BCB Backhoe and Landscaping(716) 688-8055East Amherst
- Bove's Tree & Excavation Services LLC(716) 481-5299East Aurora
- Geiger's Excavation(716) 337-3046North Collins
- (716) 649-2857
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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.