Rochester, MN Permit Pulse — Week of 2026-09-21

263 building permits were recorded for Rochester, MN over the trailing 7 days, with $63,712,918 in declared construction value. This page reflects currently available public permitting records; source schedules vary by jurisdiction.

By PermitGrab Research · Updated 2026-09-21 · Last permit logged 2026-09-19

Permits filed · this week

263

▼ 28.3% vs prior 7 days

Declared construction value

$63,712,918

$288,293 avg per reported permit

Prior 7-day comparison

367

permits filed previous week

Rochester published permit statuses

Of 3,809 Rochester permits with a published review status, 684 (18.0%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Breakdown by current status:

Permit statusPermitsShare
Issued1,50439.5%
In Plan Review68418.0%
Accepted56514.8%
Application Submitted44911.8%
Application received3068.0%
Waiting for Plan Review671.8%
Ready to Issue441.2%
Application Closed401.1%

What do the published permit statuses show?

Of 3,809 records with a published review status, 684 (18.0%) are currently labelled as review or intake stages by the source. Rochester, MN also has 263 records in the trailing 7 days versus 367 in the prior 7 days. These source fields do not establish an overall review time or backlog outside the statuses the jurisdiction publishes.

Top contractors this week

#ContractorPermits (7d)Declared value
1 TONNA MECHANICAL, INC 22 $218,000
2 B AND C PLUMBING AND HEATING INC 14 $88,584
3 TOTAL ELECTRIC OF ROCHESTER 14 $13,000
4 SCOTT BINNER ELECTRIC 9 $11,600
5 LEGACY RESTORATION LLC 8 $73,479

What's being built this week

Permit typeCountShare
Residential Electrical 28 10.6%
Residential Appliance (Water Heater) - L 24 9.1%
Building Permit (RB, CB, MFB) 24 9.1%
Residential Re-Roof 23 8.7%
Residential Appliance (Furnace or AC) - 20 7.6%

Recent permit filings

DateTypeAddressContractorValue
2026-09-19 Residential Appliance (Water Heater) - L 5019 SW SCENIC OAK DR TONNA MECHANICAL, INC $1,200
2026-09-19 Residential Mechanical (Hydronic) 502 NE 17 AVE TONNA MECHANICAL, INC $8,000
2026-09-19 Residential Appliance (Furnace or AC) - 1716 NE WILSHIRE DR TONNA MECHANICAL, INC $5,000
2026-09-19 Residential Appliance (Water Heater) - L 502 NE 17 AVE TONNA MECHANICAL, INC $1,200
2026-09-19 Residential Mechanical (HVAC) 1526 SW REDWOOD LN TONNA MECHANICAL, INC $2,000
Methodology. Data is based on public permitting records associated with Rochester. Source coverage and publication schedules vary by jurisdiction. Permits are counted using the source date field. Declared construction value reflects what applicants reported on 221 of 263 current permits (84.0% coverage); values under $1,000 or above $50M are excluded from totals. "This week" means the trailing 7 days through 2026-09-21.

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