GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-09-13

Philadelphia, PA

63,271 permits on file · source: phl.carto.com · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
3,279
▼ 1.6% vs same period last year
Active contractors, last 90 days
1,942
▲ 2.6% vs same period last year
Residential share, last 90 days
66%
of classified permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
05001,0001,5002,000Jun 21Jul 5Jul 19Aug 2Aug 16Aug 30Sep 13640
This year Same weeks last year
Table view
WeekThis yearLast year
Week of Jun 21837854
Week of Jun 28936971
Week of Jul 5777631
Week of Jul 12860937
Week of Jul 19887948
Week of Jul 26899890
Week of Aug 2894894
Week of Aug 9926882
Week of Aug 168531,068
Week of Aug 23927847
Week of Aug 30894824
Week of Sep 6784681
Week of Sep 13640946

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
plumbing3,193building2,582electrical2,038other1,409mechanical1,059roofing405demolition152sign72
Table view
TradePermits (90d)YoY
plumbing3,193+3%
building2,582-2%
electrical2,038-3%
other1,409+2%
mechanical1,059+11%
roofing405-42%
demolition152+10%
sign72-8%
solar46+0%
pool6-40%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days

Top contractors

By permits issued, last 90 days
ContractorPermitsValuation
1 800 HEATERS INC132—
FERKO PLUMBING & HEATING CO INC130—
SHEGDA CONSTRUCTION CORP120—
EAGLE ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION CO INC102—
BEST CHOICE PLUMBING INC..100—
INPACKS MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC94—
THOMAS UHL93—
ONEIDA FIRE PROTECTION INC79—
Aqueduct Fire Protection Systems, LLC74—
PLUMB-TECH LLC72—

Hot ZIP codes

Permits issued, last 90 days vs same period last year
ZIPPermitsYoY
19133-1454107 —
19131-282665 +76%
19122-293345 —
19133-140041 +58%
19103-330431 +417%
19148-210831 +933%
19123-190129 —
1914429 +1350%