1,001 permits on homes in ZIP code 78717, October 2023 through September 2026, pulled by 278 contractors: 1% of the 87,588 permits we track in the City of Austin. Plumbing leads with 343 permits (34%), then HVAC with 276. Counts cover the 10 kinds of home work we track, not every permit filed in 78717.
Each permit is counted at its property's ZIP code. Share here is the trade's part of the 1,001 permits in 78717; citywide is the same for all of Austin. Firms are distinct business names with at least one permit here. A trade name opens every Austin contractor in that trade. No driveway & sidewalk, demolition, backyard unit (ADU) permits in 78717 in the window.
| Trade | Permits | Share here | Citywide | Firms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 343 | 34% | 27% | 83 |
| HVAC | 276 | 28% | 21% | 60 |
| Electrical | 247 | 25% | 28% | 94 |
| Remodel & Repair | 66 | 7% | 8% | 27 |
| Home Addition | 44 | 4% | 4% | 36 |
| Swimming Pool | 24 | 2% | 2% | 9 |
| New Home | 1 | under 1% | 5% | 1 |
The firms with the most permits in 78717 for the 3 biggest trades here, October 2023 through September 2026. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not a careful one. The compare pages let you pick what you value and build your own list.
The other 147 plumbing permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Austin plumbers →
The other 121 HVAC permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Austin HVAC contractors →
The other 155 electrical permits here were spread across the rest of the firms. Compare all Austin electricians →
We publish counts by ZIP code and by contractor, not a list of permits by street address. The full record for one property, with every permit, its status and its inspections, is kept by the office that issued the permits; our source here is City of Austin issued construction permits. Ask that permit office for a property's permit history, or search its public records by address.
For a contractor you are about to hire, open their page from the lists above to see every permit they pulled across Austin. Austin permit statistics → · How the records work in Austin →
Source: City of Austin issued construction permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026. Each permit is placed by its property's ZIP code (the address on the permit, or the parcel's when the permit has none).
Counted: permits on homes for the 10 kinds of work we track (electrical, plumbing, HVAC, remodel & repair, new home, home addition, driveway & sidewalk, swimming pool, demolition, backyard unit (ADU)) where the record names a contractor. Not counted: commercial work, trades we don't read, and permits with no contractor (owner-pulled work). So this is not the city's count of every permit in 78717.
A ZIP code does not follow city or county lines; these count only permits in the City of Austin. Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits.
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