Data through July 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026
2,698 electrical permits were issued in the City of Gainesville, August 2024 through July 2026: about 1,349 a year and 16% of all permits. 1,246 electrical permits in the last 12 months on file (Aug 2025–Jul 2026), 14% fewer than the 1,452 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 71 days from issue to the city's final. 32605 has the most, 597.
Permits issued each month, August 2024 through July 2026.
| Month | Permits |
|---|---|
| Aug 2024 | 131 |
| Sep 2024 | 118 |
| Oct 2024 | 159 |
| Nov 2024 | 92 |
| Dec 2024 | 93 |
| Jan 2025 | 137 |
| Feb 2025 | 157 |
| Mar 2025 | 104 |
| Apr 2025 | 131 |
| May 2025 | 108 |
| Jun 2025 | 106 |
| Jul 2025 | 116 |
| Aug 2025 | 103 |
| Sep 2025 | 106 |
| Oct 2025 | 114 |
| Nov 2025 | 89 |
| Dec 2025 | 89 |
| Jan 2026 | 100 |
| Feb 2026 | 107 |
| Mar 2026 | 104 |
| Apr 2026 | 113 |
| May 2026 | 119 |
| Jun 2026 | 97 |
| Jul 2026 | 105 |
By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (121), November the quietest (81). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.
| Month | Index |
|---|---|
| January | 105 |
| February | 117 |
| March | 93 |
| April | 109 |
| May | 101 |
| June | 90 |
| July | 98 |
| August | 104 |
| September | 100 |
| October | 121 |
| November | 81 |
| December | 81 |
Permits issued Aug 2024–Jul 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 1,173 with a final date.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Permits issued Aug 2024–Jul 2025 | 1,452 |
| Finished | 84.6% |
| Expired | 0.1% |
| Usual days, issue to final | 71 |
| Middle half, days | 19–147 |
Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 2,698 electrical permits.
How the city filed these permits. We group its types into kinds of work; this is the split.
| Permit type | Permits | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical: Alteration | 1,149 | 43% |
| Electrical: New Construction | 679 | 25% |
| Electrical: Repair | 559 | 21% |
| Electrical: Addition | 157 | 6% |
| Electrical: Generator | 154 | 6% |
HVAC (3,833)Roofing (3,582)Plumbing (3,188)Remodels & repairs (1,555)New homes (376)
From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.
Electrical permits for other places in Gainesville. Each permit office keeps its own file, so the numbers are not added together.
Source: City of Gainesville, Gainesville Permit Cases (ArcGIS Online, table All_Permit_Cases), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued August 2024 through July 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.
Building and trade permits the City of Gainesville issues inside city limits. Unincorporated Alachua County and the other towns in the county (Alachua, High Springs, Newberry and others) have their own permit offices and are not in this file.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits. Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. Sources and definitions →
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Contractor Records, "Electrical permits in the City of Gainesville, FL", https://contractorrecords.com/gainesville/electrical-permits, data through July 2026, from the City of Gainesville Building Division building-permit records.Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · By ZIP code · Permit types.
Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits: days to final · Electrical permits by ZIP code · Electrical permits by permit type.