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Electrical permits in the City of Sioux Falls, SD

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

4,491 electrical permits were issued in the City of Sioux Falls, October 2024 through September 2026: about 2,246 a year and 18% of all permits. 2,136 electrical permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 9% fewer than the 2,355 in the 12 months before. The busiest month is October. The usual one took 202 days from issue to the city's final. 57110 has the most, 1,194.

4,491permits issued
2,136last 12 months
Octbusiest month
202days, usual issue to final
88%finished
$158,466usual declared value
Sep 2026records through

Electrical permits by month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026.

Oct 2024: 313Oct2024Nov 2024: 149Dec 2024: 139Jan 2025: 169Jan2025Feb 2025: 129Mar 2025: 198Apr 2025: 216May 2025: 215Jun 2025: 187Jul 2025: 216JulAug 2025: 173Sep 2025: 251Oct 2025: 240Nov 2025: 164Dec 2025: 142Jan 2026: 156Jan2026Feb 2026: 130Mar 2026: 185Apr 2026: 196May 2026: 181Jun 2026: 219Jul 2026: 182JulAug 2026: 183Sep 2026: 158
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MonthPermits
Oct 2024313
Nov 2024149
Dec 2024139
Jan 2025169
Feb 2025129
Mar 2025198
Apr 2025216
May 2025215
Jun 2025187
Jul 2025216
Aug 2025173
Sep 2025251
Oct 2025240
Nov 2025164
Dec 2025142
Jan 2026156
Feb 2026130
Mar 2026185
Apr 2026196
May 2026181
Jun 2026219
Jul 2026182
Aug 2026183
Sep 2026158

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When electrical permits are filed

By calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line). October is the busiest (148), February the quietest (69). A busy month at the permit counter usually means a longer wait for a contractor.

January: 87 (100 = an average month)February: 69 (100 = an average month)March: 102 (100 = an average month)April: 110 (100 = an average month)May: 106 (100 = an average month)June: 108 (100 = an average month)July: 106 (100 = an average month)August: 95 (100 = an average month)September: 109 (100 = an average month)October: 148 (100 = an average month)148November: 84 (100 = an average month)December: 75 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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MonthIndex
January87
February69
March102
April110
May106
June108
July106
August95
September109
October148
November84
December75

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How long an electrical permit takes

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, at least 12 months before the file ends. Usual days is the middle permit among the 2,059 with a final date.

MeasureValue
Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 20252,355
Finished88.4%
Expired0.5%
Usual days, issue to final202
Middle half, days107–312

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What an electrical permit is declared at

The value written on the permit at application, from 4,484 permits with one. Not a quote and not the final bill.

MeasureValue
Usual declared value$158,466
Middle half$25,000–$267,153

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ZIP codes with the most electrical permits

Counted at the property's ZIP code. Share is the part of the city's 4,491 electrical permits.

ZIP codePermitsShare
571101,19427%
5710893021%
5710666715%
5710545710%
5710445310%
5710743610%
571033488%
571974under 1%

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How Sioux Falls compares with other cities

From our cross-city data studies: the same measure, read the same way, for every city we cover.

How these numbers are made

Source: City of Sioux Falls GIS: Building Permits (Data/Community MapServer layer 3), read 19 Oct 2026. We count permits issued October 2024 through September 2026; denied and withdrawn permits are left out.

Residential and commercial building permits the City of Sioux Falls issues inside city limits, in both Minnehaha and Lincoln counties: new homes and buildings, additions, remodels and repairs, re-shingling, decks, pools, demolition, and electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits. Brandon, Harrisburg, Tea and the unincorporated parts of both counties run their own permit offices and are not in this file.

  • The city's file has a contractor column, but it is empty on every row, so there are no contractor lists, rankings or firm pages for Sioux Falls.
  • A final date is the city's finalized date; a permit marked finaled counts as finished.
  • The value is the valuation declared on the permit.
  • Homes are the city's residential building permits, which include electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits for homes. Commercial remodels, additions and build-outs count as other.
  • Mechanical permits for fireplaces and refrigeration count as HVAC; re-shingle permits count as roofing; decks count with garages, sheds and shade structures.

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 Sioux Falls, SD", https://contractorrecords.com/sioux-falls/electrical-permits, data through September 2026, from City of Sioux Falls Planning & Development Services building-permit records.

Link to a table: By month · Season · Days to final · Declared value · By ZIP code.

Download the tables (CSV): Electrical permits by month · Electrical permits by calendar month (index) · Electrical permits: days to final · Electrical permits: declared value · Electrical permits by ZIP code.

Common questions

  • How many electrical permits does Sioux Falls issue a year?About 2,246 a year in the City of Sioux Falls: 4,491 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026, 2,136 of them in the last 12 months.
  • How long does an electrical permit take in Sioux Falls?The usual one took 202 days from issue to the city's final inspection, and the middle half took 107 to 312 days (2,059 permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025 that reached a final). The wait to get the permit issued is not in this file.
  • When do people in Sioux Falls file the most electrical permits?October (148 against an average month of 100); February is the quietest (69). If you can choose, a quiet month at the permit counter can mean contractors have more room in their schedules.
  • Which ZIP code has the most electrical permits in Sioux Falls?57110, with 1,194 of the 4,491 (27%); then 57108 (930).