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The City of Sioux Falls, SD building permit statistics

Data through September 2026 · updated 19 Oct 2026

24,315 building permits issued in the City of Sioux Falls, October 2024 through September 2026: about 12,158 a year. The biggest kind of work is electrical, with 4,491. 11,947 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% fewer than the 12,368 in the 12 months before. 81% were permits for homes. The busiest month for permits is October.

24,315permits issued
11,947last 12 months
−3%vs the 12 months before
81%for homes
Octbusiest month
Sep 2026records through

By kind of work

Permits issued October 2024 through September 2026. Last 12 months is Oct 2025–Sep 2026; the 12 months before is Oct 2024–Sep 2025. Homes is the share issued as residential permits. Busiest month is the calendar month with the most permits on average.

Kind of workPermitsShareLast 12 mo12 mo beforeChangeHomesBusiest month
Electrical4,49118%2,1362,355−9%76%October
Remodels & repairs4,36218%2,1972,165+1%100%September
HVAC4,24717%2,0522,195−7%79%November
Plumbing4,01317%1,8472,166−15%79%October
Roofing1,7197%945774+22%100%April
Garages, sheds & shade structures1,6287%836792+6%100%June
New homes1,4396%634805−21%100%September
Demolition207under 1%100107−7%54%May
Additions164under 1%7292−22%100%October
Pools & spas108under 1%5850+16%100%June
Other1,9378%1,070867+23%6%June

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By year

Permits issued in each calendar year of the window. Per year scales a part year to 12 months.

YearMonthsPermitsPer year
2024 (from October)32,86511,460
20251212,11712,117
2026 (through September)99,33312,444

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By month

Permits issued each month, October 2024 through September 2026. The tallest bar is the busiest month on file.

Oct 2024: 1,330Oct2024Nov 2024: 905Dec 2024: 630Jan 2025: 770Jan2025Feb 2025: 569Mar 2025: 910Apr 2025: 1,307May 2025: 1,235Jun 2025: 1,137Jul 2025: 1,133JulAug 2025: 1,042Sep 2025: 1,400Oct 2025: 1,228Nov 2025: 743Dec 2025: 643Jan 2026: 742Jan2026Feb 2026: 730Mar 2026: 909Apr 2026: 1,143May 2026: 1,091Jun 2026: 1,257Jul 2026: 1,126JulAug 2026: 1,226Sep 2026: 1,109
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MonthPermits
Oct 20241,330
Nov 2024905
Dec 2024630
Jan 2025770
Feb 2025569
Mar 2025910
Apr 20251,307
May 20251,235
Jun 20251,137
Jul 20251,133
Aug 20251,042
Sep 20251,400
Oct 20251,228
Nov 2025743
Dec 2025643
Jan 2026742
Feb 2026730
Mar 2026909
Apr 20261,143
May 20261,091
Jun 20261,257
Jul 20261,126
Aug 20261,226
Sep 20261,109

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When each kind of work is filed

Permits by calendar month, 100 = an average month (the thin line), October 2024 through September 2026. Kinds of work do not all peak together. Each month is counted twice (once a year), so one unusual month still moves these numbers.

Electrical

4,491 permits · busiest October, quietest February

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

Remodels & repairs

4,362 permits · busiest September, quietest December

January: 91 (100 = an average month)February: 82 (100 = an average month)March: 92 (100 = an average month)April: 111 (100 = an average month)May: 106 (100 = an average month)June: 106 (100 = an average month)July: 109 (100 = an average month)August: 114 (100 = an average month)September: 120 (100 = an average month)120October: 116 (100 = an average month)November: 85 (100 = an average month)December: 67 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

HVAC

4,247 permits · busiest November, quietest February

January: 96 (100 = an average month)February: 72 (100 = an average month)March: 92 (100 = an average month)April: 101 (100 = an average month)May: 107 (100 = an average month)June: 111 (100 = an average month)July: 96 (100 = an average month)August: 99 (100 = an average month)September: 114 (100 = an average month)October: 116 (100 = an average month)November: 120 (100 = an average month)120December: 75 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Plumbing

4,013 permits · busiest October, quietest February

January: 94 (100 = an average month)February: 68 (100 = an average month)March: 87 (100 = an average month)April: 117 (100 = an average month)May: 108 (100 = an average month)June: 109 (100 = an average month)July: 101 (100 = an average month)August: 95 (100 = an average month)September: 122 (100 = an average month)October: 142 (100 = an average month)142November: 79 (100 = an average month)December: 77 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Roofing

1,719 permits · busiest April, quietest January

January: 14 (100 = an average month)February: 15 (100 = an average month)March: 56 (100 = an average month)April: 203 (100 = an average month)203May: 126 (100 = an average month)June: 128 (100 = an average month)July: 138 (100 = an average month)August: 173 (100 = an average month)September: 166 (100 = an average month)October: 124 (100 = an average month)November: 43 (100 = an average month)December: 15 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Garages, sheds & shade structures

1,628 permits · busiest June, quietest January

January: 11 (100 = an average month)February: 12 (100 = an average month)March: 72 (100 = an average month)April: 147 (100 = an average month)May: 167 (100 = an average month)June: 181 (100 = an average month)181July: 167 (100 = an average month)August: 140 (100 = an average month)September: 130 (100 = an average month)October: 114 (100 = an average month)November: 49 (100 = an average month)December: 11 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

New homes

1,439 permits · busiest September, quietest January

January: 26 (100 = an average month)February: 36 (100 = an average month)March: 95 (100 = an average month)April: 155 (100 = an average month)May: 123 (100 = an average month)June: 125 (100 = an average month)July: 98 (100 = an average month)August: 137 (100 = an average month)September: 165 (100 = an average month)165October: 126 (100 = an average month)November: 55 (100 = an average month)December: 58 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND

Demolition

207 permits · busiest May, quietest March

January: 116 (100 = an average month)February: 81 (100 = an average month)March: 52 (100 = an average month)April: 122 (100 = an average month)May: 139 (100 = an average month)139June: 128 (100 = an average month)July: 81 (100 = an average month)August: 87 (100 = an average month)September: 139 (100 = an average month)October: 70 (100 = an average month)November: 122 (100 = an average month)December: 64 (100 = an average month)JFMAMJJASOND
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Kind of workJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Electrical8769102110106108106951091488475
Remodels & repairs9182921111061061091141201168567
HVAC967292101107111969911411612075
Plumbing946887117108109101951221427977
Roofing1415562031261281381731661244315
Garages, sheds & shade structures1112721471671811671401301144911
New homes263695155123125981371651265558
Demolition116815212213912881871397012264

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Homes and everything else

How the city classed each permit. Other covers commercial buildings, signs, towers and similar work.

Permit classPermitsShareLast 12 mo
Homes (residential)19,58081%9,444
Other4,73519%2,503

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How many permits get finished

Permits issued Oct 2024–Sep 2025, so each has had at least 12 months to reach a final. Finished means the city recorded a final inspection or marked it complete; expired means it lapsed without one.

StatusPermitsShare
Finished10,96188.6%
Still open1,29710.5%
Expired1100.9%

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By ZIP code

The 9 ZIP codes with the most permits, counted at the property's ZIP code. A ZIP code can cross into a city that runs its own permit office; only the city's permits are counted.

ZIP codePermitsShareTop kind of work
571105,39522%HVAC (1,326)
571084,67919%Electrical (930)
571064,20217%Remodels & repairs (894)
571052,84312%Remodels & repairs (848)
571032,70711%Remodels & repairs (928)
571042,52210%Electrical (453)
571071,9428%Electrical (436)
5719717under 1%Electrical (4)
570331under 1%Other

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

Link to a table: By kind of work · By year · By month · When each kind of work is filed · Homes and everything else · How many get finished · By ZIP code.

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Common questions

  • How many building permits does Sioux Falls issue a year?About 12,158 a year in the City of Sioux Falls: 24,315 permits over 24 months, October 2024 through September 2026. 11,947 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% fewer than the 12,368 in the 12 months before.
  • Are building permits up or down in Sioux Falls?11,947 permits in the last 12 months (Oct 2025–Sep 2026), 3% fewer than the 12,368 in the 12 months before. Roofing permits grew most (774 to 945); plumbing permits fell most (2,166 to 1,847).
  • What is the busiest month for permits in Sioux Falls?October, counting every kind of work (126 against an average month of 100). December is the quietest (63). Each kind of work has its own season; the charts above show them.
  • What share of Sioux Falls permits are for homes?81%: 19,580 of the 24,315 permits issued October 2024 through September 2026 were residential permits.
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