Top Sand and Gravel Suppliers in the U.S.A.

Sand and gravel are among the most extracted natural resources in the country, and the companies that mine, process, and supply them are essential to virtually every segment of the construction and infrastructure economy.

This essential industry is also among the most locally rooted sectors in American manufacturing, defined by proximity to construction markets, long operating histories, and a product so heavy relative to its value that regional supply almost always wins over long-distance hauling. This article examines the current state of the industry using data collected directly from U.S. sand and gravel suppliers, explores the key trends shaping the sector in 2026, and highlights the top suppliers serving buyers across the country.

Key Facts on U.S. Sand & Gravel Suppliers

MNI, compiler and publisher of industrial business profiles for the U.S. industrial sector and the informational engine behind IndustryNet, directly collects key data points on this essential industry. The following are key findings drawn from MNI's direct, company-by-company verification of U.S. sand and gravel suppliers.

• There are currently 768 sand and gravel suppliers listed across MNI's database of manufacturers and suppliers.
• Those companies collectively employ more than 16,500 workers nationwide.
• Total reported sales among companies with available data reach approximately $1.5 billion.
• Just 2.7% of suppliers distribute internationally and 2.9% import raw materials, both among the lowest rates in this series, consistent with an industry defined by local extraction and regional delivery economics.
• The average U.S. sand and gravel company has been in business for 56 years, with a median founding year of 1975, making it one of the oldest sectors by median age in our database.
• Fewer than 1% of suppliers hold ISO certifications, reflecting an industry where operational expertise and resource access matter more than formal quality management systems.
• Women-owned businesses represent 0.5% of the sector.
• The Midwest leads geographically at 44%, followed by the South at 27%, the Northeast at 16%, and the West at 14%. Ohio leads all states with 65 suppliers, followed by Texas (46), Michigan (42), Indiana (42), and Illinois (41).

What Sand & Gravel Suppliers Do

Sand and gravel suppliers mine, process, and distribute naturally occurring granular materials that serve as the foundational inputs for concrete, asphalt, road base, drainage systems, and a wide range of construction and industrial applications. The raw materials are extracted from riverbeds, glacial deposits, and open pit mines, then processed through washing, screening, and crushing operations to produce the specific gradations and cleanliness levels that different end uses require.

The industry covers a range of material types and market segments. Construction sand and gravel, the largest category by volume, provides the aggregate used in ready-mixed concrete, asphalt pavement, and road base construction. Mason sand and concrete sand are finer gradations used in mortar, plaster, and specialty concrete mixes. Industrial sand, including silica sand and frac sand, serves manufacturing applications ranging from glass production to oil and gas well stimulation. Specialty aggregates include washed stone, riprap, drain rock, and decorative landscape materials used in drainage, erosion control, and site finishing applications.

Most sand and gravel operations are quarry or pit-based businesses with relatively fixed geographic supply areas. Because aggregate is heavy and inexpensive per ton, transportation costs rise quickly with distance, which means most buyers source from the nearest qualified supplier rather than shopping regionally or nationally. This dynamic makes supplier location one of the most important procurement criteria in the industry and limits the competitive set for any given project to suppliers within a practical hauling radius.

Beyond material supply, many companies in the industry offer complementary services including ready-mixed concrete production, asphalt production and paving, soil remediation, and trucking and delivery. These integrated offerings allow aggregate producers to capture additional value from the construction projects they supply and deepen customer relationships across multiple material and service needs.

Largest Sand & Gravel Companies in the U.S.

The following companies represent the largest sand and gravel operations in the United States by workforce size. Their scale reflects long-established resource positions, significant equipment investment, and the regional distribution infrastructure required to serve major construction markets consistently.

IndustryNet's Top Sand & Gravel Suppliers

The following suppliers represent a cross-section of the regional and specialty aggregate operations serving construction and industrial buyers across the United States. Many have served their local markets for generations, building the equipment infrastructure, resource access, and customer relationships that define competitive positions in this industry.

Hathaway Construction Corp.
Westhampton, MA

Since 1971, Hathaway Construction Corp. has supplied aggregates and crushed stone to contractors and homeowners throughout western Massachusetts and surrounding areas, offering delivery service and pickup options from its Pioneer Valley base.

Hilltown Sand & Gravel
Huntington, MA

Hilltown Sand & Gravel provides sand and gravel processing services to construction and residential customers in the hill towns of western Massachusetts, serving a rural market with local material supply.

Segalla Sand & Gravel, Inc.
North Canaan, CT

Segalla Sand & Gravel processes and distributes sand, gravel, crushed and washed stone, topsoil, trap rock, and fill products for building and commercial construction and home projects, serving buyers in northwestern Connecticut and adjacent markets.

Castillo Sand & Gravel
Belen, NM

Castillo Sand & Gravel supplies high-quality aggregate across New Mexico, serving construction customers throughout the state from its Belen location in the Rio Grande valley.

J & J Baumhardt Aggregates, Inc.
Eden, WI

With more than 75 years of service to Wisconsin construction markets, J & J Baumhardt Aggregates has built one of the longer operating histories among regional aggregate producers in the upper Midwest.

Martin Marietta Aggregates
Noblesville, IN

Martin Marietta Aggregates processes and supplies sand and gravel for construction customers in central Indiana, operating as a regional facility of one of the largest publicly traded aggregates companies in the United States.

Alliance Sand & Aggregates, LLC
Decatur, AL

Alliance Sand & Aggregates supplies ready mix, asphalt paving, masonry materials, and construction sands and gravel, and offers long-term and short-term aggregate warehousing, giving customers in northern Alabama a broad range of material supply and logistics options from a single source.

Arbuckle Materials
Edmond, OK

Arbuckle Materials supplies quality aggregates and provides portable crushing services, giving construction customers in central Oklahoma access to both standard and custom-processed aggregate materials.

Emme Sand & Gravel, Inc.
O'Neill, NE

Emme Sand & Gravel operates as a surface mining and processing operation in the Nebraska Sand Hills region, supplying construction aggregate to customers in north-central Nebraska from a resource base in one of the country's more distinctive glacial sand and gravel landscapes.

Galloway Trucking, Inc.
Plaistow, NH

Galloway Trucking provides sand and gravel processing alongside trucking and hauling services, serving construction customers in southern New Hampshire with both material supply and delivery capabilities.

H & H Materials, Inc.
Stoneboro, PA

H & H Materials processes sand and gravel for construction customers in western Pennsylvania, providing aggregate supply to a region with active residential, commercial, and infrastructure construction markets.

Harrin's Sand & Gravel, LLC
Asheville, NC

Harrin's Sand & Gravel processes yellow masonry sand, washed white sand, and river sand, including granite screening, serving construction and masonry customers in the western North Carolina market.

Holliston Sand Company, Inc.
North Smithfield, RI

Holliston Sand Company supplies natural, industrial, construction, and filtration sand with custom screening and blending capabilities for municipal wastewater treatment, drinking water systems, pool filtration, residential and commercial well drilling, sports turf applications, and foundry operations, making it one of the more diversified specialty sand suppliers in New England.

Lake Charles Filtration
Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles Filtration supplies process filtration systems for the refining and petrochemical industries alongside commercial and residential HVAC filters, fuel, hydraulic, oil, and air filters for automobiles and heavy equipment, and liquid and vapor phase VOC recovery systems, serving the industrial filtration needs of the Gulf Coast energy market.

Modern Concrete
Flint, MI

Modern Concrete manufactures and delivers ready-mixed concrete, crushed concrete, sand, and gravel, serving Genesee, Lapeer, Livingston, and Shiawassee counties in Michigan with integrated concrete and aggregate supply from its Flint facility.

Morgan Sand & Gravel, Inc.
Fort Morgan, CO

Morgan Sand & Gravel provides sand and gravel processing alongside recycled asphalt and concrete materials, giving construction customers on the northeastern Colorado plains access to both natural and recycled aggregate products from a single regional supplier.

Slippery Rock Materials, Inc.
Volant, PA

Slippery Rock Materials processes sand and gravel for construction customers in western Pennsylvania, serving the Lawrence County market and surrounding region with locally sourced aggregate supply.

South Texas Aggregates, Inc.
Eagle Pass, TX

South Texas Aggregates processes sand and gravel for construction customers along the Texas-Mexico border, serving a market supported by infrastructure investment and cross-border construction activity in the Eagle Pass region.

Williams Diversified Materials, Inc.
Baxter Springs, KS

Williams Diversified Materials produces custom-blended road aggregate, serving municipal, county, and construction customers in the four-state corner region of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas with specialty aggregate blends for road maintenance and construction.

Centennial Concrete, Inc.
Butte, MT

Centennial Concrete supplies sand and gravel processing services to construction customers in the Butte, Montana, market, offering aggregate and concrete materials to a region with active mining, infrastructure, and commercial construction demand.

Young's Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.
Perrysville, OH

Young's Sand & Gravel processes and supplies construction aggregate to customers in north-central Ohio, serving the local construction market with sand and gravel materials from its Ashland County operation.

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Key Trends in Sand & Gravel in 2026

1. Infrastructure Investment Sustaining Aggregate Demand

Federal infrastructure spending under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act continues to work its way through state transportation budgets, funding highway reconstruction, bridge replacement, and airport improvement projects that consume large volumes of construction aggregate. Sand and gravel producers located in states with active infrastructure programs are finding sustained demand from public works contractors, and those with established relationships with state departments of transportation and large civil contractors are well positioned to capture this volume as projects move from planning to construction.

2. Frac Sand Demand Tied to Oil and Gas Activity

Industrial silica sand used in hydraulic fracturing remains a significant and volatile segment of the broader sand industry. Demand for frac sand moves closely with oil and gas drilling activity, which in 2026 is supported by sustained energy prices and continued development of domestic shale resources. Suppliers with silica sand deposits meeting the quality specifications required for oilfield applications are serving a market that can generate substantial revenue per ton compared to construction aggregate, though with considerably more cyclical risk.

3. Supply Constraints Tightening in Dense Urban Markets

In many metropolitan markets, the combination of regulatory pressure on new pit and quarry permits, land use competition, and the depletion of existing deposits is tightening aggregate supply and pushing prices higher. Producers with permitted reserves in proximity to major construction markets hold a significant competitive advantage that is difficult for competitors to replicate without years of permitting work. This dynamic is particularly pronounced in coastal and high-growth urban markets where construction demand remains strong and new extraction sites face significant community and regulatory opposition.

4. Recycled Aggregate Growing as a Complement to Natural Material

Crushed concrete and recycled asphalt are increasingly accepted as substitutes for natural aggregate in road base, fill, and some concrete applications. As landfill costs rise and sustainability requirements tighten on public projects, the use of recycled aggregate is expanding in markets where it was previously uncommon. Producers that have invested in concrete and asphalt recycling equipment are capturing this material stream and adding a product line that complements their natural aggregate supply with a lower-cost, sustainability-credentialed alternative for buyers who can accept it.

5. Transportation Costs Reshaping Competitive Geography

Diesel prices and trucking capacity constraints have made the delivered cost of aggregate increasingly sensitive to haul distance. In markets where aggregate sources are farther from construction sites, delivered costs are rising faster than quarry gate prices, which is intensifying competition among producers within close hauling radius of major projects. Rail and barge-served aggregate terminals maintain a cost advantage in some markets, particularly for large infrastructure projects with access to waterway or rail delivery.

6. Consolidation Continuing Among Regional Producers

The sand and gravel industry has been consolidating steadily for decades, as large public aggregates companies acquire regional family-owned operations to add permitted reserves and market position. That trend continues as founding generations of regional producers approach retirement and large platforms look for bolt-on acquisitions with established customer bases and remaining reserve life. Independent producers with good reserve positions, well-maintained equipment, and strong local relationships remain attractive acquisition candidates, and many are navigating succession planning decisions that will shape the industry's ownership structure over the next decade.

7. Environmental and Permitting Pressure Increasing Operational Complexity

Sand and gravel extraction is subject to increasingly detailed environmental review requirements covering stormwater management, dust control, wetlands impacts, noise, and site reclamation. Obtaining new extraction permits in many states now takes years and requires substantial technical documentation and community engagement. Producers that have invested in professional environmental compliance programs and maintained good relationships with regulatory agencies and local communities are better positioned to protect existing operations and obtain future permits than those with a history of compliance issues.

Conclusion

The U.S. sand and gravel industry is older, more locally rooted, and more geographically constrained than almost any other sector in American manufacturing. With 768 suppliers averaging 56 years in business, the lowest international distribution rate in this series, and a business model built almost entirely around proximity to construction markets, this is an industry where staying power and resource access define competitive position more than technology or process innovation.

As infrastructure investment drives sustained aggregate demand, frac sand markets track energy activity, and supply constraints tighten in urban markets, the suppliers profiled here represent the regional and specialty operators that form the backbone of local construction material supply across the country. Finding the right sand and gravel supplier starts with geography and material specification, and the profiles here provide a starting point for that search.

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About This Data

MNI collects detailed information firsthand, making direct contact with each industrial company in the U.S. to verify multiple data points about their business. This data powers IndustryNet, an industrial sourcing platform connecting buyers with suppliers across thousands of product categories, and IndustrySelect, which offers real-time access to detailed company and executive profiles for sales, marketing, recruiting, and research.