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Is Your Market Growing or Shrinking?
Permit volume drives contractor revenue. Select your state and trade to see year-over-year trends, competitor density, seasonal patterns, and what it all means for your bottom line.
Real permit data
Year-over-year permit trends from 409 million building permits (2018-2024) and competitive density from 365,584 specialty trade contractors. Every number comes from national property records and company data.
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What this means for you
Permit trends are a 6-12 month leading indicator for service business demand. When new construction permits drop, the maintenance/replacement market becomes the only real growth lever for the next 18 months.
Quick win this week
Compare your last 4 quarters of new install revenue vs. service/maintenance revenue. Which is growing? Which is shrinking? If install is shrinking and service is flat, you have a downturn already starting.
Strategic fix
Build a service-revenue forecast that's independent of new install. Set quarterly targets for service agreement renewals, pull-through, and maintenance contract growth. Service margins are 2x install — protect them first.
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Related resources
Permit data from national property records covering 409M permits (2018-2024). Competitor counts from company data (494M company locations) filtered to NAICS 238x specialty trade contractors in the $1-25M revenue range. 2024 figures may reflect partial-year data due to reporting lag.