GroundTally construction pulse · data as of 2026-07-29

Washington, DC

62,928 permits on file · source: opendata.dc.gov · updated daily
Permits issued, last 30 days
4,224
▲ 2.1% vs same period last year
Top trade, last 90 days
plumbing
3,508 permits

Permit velocity

Permits issued per week, trailing 13 weeks
05001,0001,5002,000May 6May 20Jun 3Jun 17Jul 1Jul 15Jul 29987
This year Same weeks last year
Table view
WeekThis yearLast year
Week of May 69521,106
Week of May 131,0281,048
Week of May 209531,001
Week of May 27773796
Week of Jun 31,0941,075
Week of Jun 101,152959
Week of Jun 171,0051,085
Week of Jun 24809949
Week of Jul 19611,126
Week of Jul 8812715
Week of Jul 151,057919
Week of Jul 229781,036
Week of Jul 299871,024

Permits by trade

Last 90 days, normalized taxonomy
plumbing3,508building3,052electrical3,037mechanical1,376other507roofing307solar279demolition248
Table view
TradePermits (90d)YoY
plumbing3,508+13%
building3,052+18%
electrical3,037-8%
mechanical1,376-1%
other507+16%
roofing307-5%
solar279-77%
demolition248+27%
sign67-21%
pool25+0%

Permit map

Each dot is one permit issued in the last 30 days