GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-09-10

Washington, DC

68,099 permits on file · source: opendata.dc.gov · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
3,529
▼ 14.3% vs same period last year
Top trade, last 90 days
plumbing
3,322 permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
05001,0001,5002,000Jun 18Jul 2Jul 16Jul 30Aug 13Aug 27Sep 10716
This year Same weeks last year
Table view
WeekThis yearLast year
Week of Jun 181,0041,027
Week of Jun 258141,071
Week of Jul 29361,011
Week of Jul 9868754
Week of Jul 161,049962
Week of Jul 231,0051,032
Week of Jul 30946985
Week of Aug 69221,020
Week of Aug 13924922
Week of Aug 204991,008
Week of Aug 278911,017
Week of Sep 31,050767
Week of Sep 10716986

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
plumbing3,322electrical2,727building2,696mechanical1,404other531demolition250roofing247solar220
Table view
TradePermits (90d)YoY
plumbing3,322+8%
electrical2,727-13%
building2,696+7%
mechanical1,404+1%
other531+17%
demolition250+31%
roofing247-24%
solar220-81%
sign71+9%
pool19-14%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days