How many building permits were filed in Austin recently?

Austin recorded 5,109 new permits in the last 30 days and 13,001 in the last 90 days, out of 16,872 total indexed permits. The newest permit on file is dated 2026-06-16.

What are the busiest construction trades in Austin?

Over the last 90 days the busiest trade in Austin is electrical (3,707 permits), followed by plumbing (3,268) and hvac (3,115).

How many contractors are active in Austin?

PermitGrab tracks 2,395 distinct active contractors filing permits in Austin. The most active single firm is IES Residential, Inc. with 382 permits over the last 12 months.

How current is this data?

The figures are refreshed daily from Austin's official permit feed. As of this report the newest permit on file is 2026-06-16.

Austin Construction Activity Report — June 2026

By PermitGrab Research • Published 2026-06-16

Quick Answer

Austin logged 5,109 new building permits in the last 30 days across 2,395 active contractors. Here is the full June 2026 breakdown by trade, volume, and the busiest filers.

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This is a data report on construction permit activity in Austin, built entirely from public permit records that PermitGrab indexes and refreshes daily. Every figure below is a live count from the city's official permit feed, current through 2026-06-16.

Austin Permit Activity at a Glance

Total indexed permits: 16,872
Permits filed in the last 30 days: 5,109
Permits filed in the last 90 days: 13,001
Distinct active contractors: 2,395
Newest permit on file: 2026-06-16

Austin is an active market with 5,109 new permits filed in just the last 30 days. The combined declared value of permits filed in the last 90 days is approximately $4.8 billion. The median declared project value is $1.

What Trades Are Busiest in Austin

Breaking the last 90 days down by trade shows where the work is concentrated right now:

Electrical — 3,707 permits (29% of categorized 90-day volume)
Plumbing — 3,268 permits (26% of categorized 90-day volume)
HVAC — 3,115 permits (25% of categorized 90-day volume)
Landscaping & Exterior — 1,106 permits (9% of categorized 90-day volume)
Interior Renovation — 598 permits (5% of categorized 90-day volume)
Structural — 355 permits (3% of categorized 90-day volume)
Demolition — 270 permits (2% of categorized 90-day volume)
New Construction — 260 permits (2% of categorized 90-day volume)

The dominant trade is Electrical, which alone accounts for 29% of categorized permits over the period. For a contractor or supplier, that mix tells you exactly where demand is heaviest in Austin this quarter.

Who Is Filing the Work

Across the market, 2,395 distinct contractors are actively pulling permits. The single most active filer is IES Residential, Inc. with 382 permits in the trailing 12 months. The full ranking of the busiest 25 firms is in our Top Contractors in Austin report.

Why This Matters

Permit data is the earliest public signal of construction demand. A spike in permits filed today is work that will be under way in weeks — before it shows up in any lagging economic report. Contractors use it to time hiring and bidding, suppliers use it to forecast material demand, and lead-focused businesses use it to reach owners and contractors while a project is fresh.

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