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Excavation contractors in Monroe County, NY

41 excavation contractors are registered in Monroe County. All 41 hold an active USDOT registration. The largest town is Rochester.

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 41 contractors

  1. Residential Excavating LLC
    Spencerport4.2 from 5 reviews via Google
    (585) 315-1131
  2. E-Z Does It
    Rochester
    (585) 247-7440
  3. (585) 223-9476
  4. (585) 647-1025
  5. (585) 352-4130
Map of excavation contractors in Monroe County, NY
Pins mark ZIP code areas. A number shows how many contractors share that ZIP code.
  1. (585) 490-3389
  2. (585) 730-0001
  3. (585) 533-1927
  4. (585) 637-4732
  5. (585) 265-0140
  6. (585) 737-2310
  7. (585) 385-3442
  8. (585) 456-5133
  9. (585) 944-6578
  10. (585) 964-5264
  11. (585) 737-8304
  12. (585) 392-2687
  13. (585) 437-4141
  14. (585) 733-4221
  15. (585) 352-6204
  16. (585) 872-3373
  17. (585) 964-5480
  18. (585) 392-5525
  19. (800) 202-7526
  20. (585) 498-0443
  21. (585) 797-4018
  22. (585) 298-6070
  23. (585) 737-4099
  24. (585) 533-2189
  25. (585) 230-4464
  26. (585) 230-4464
  27. (585) 889-9056
  28. (585) 738-4205
  29. (585) 509-6000
  30. (585) 746-4521
  31. (585) 247-1932
  32. (585) 265-3495
  33. (585) 613-5882
  34. (585) 723-1715
  35. (585) 500-0098
  36. (585) 435-0977

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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.

Nearby counties

Sources

  1. 1.16 NYCRR Part 753
  2. 2.NYS Department of Public Service
  3. 3.New York State Attorney General
  4. 4.NYS Department of Environmental Conservation