The usual electrical permit in Tyler, TX, the biggest trade with a completion date, takes 46 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (2,467 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). Driveway is quickest at 12 days; remodel & addition the slowest at 436 days. This is the turnaround to finish the work and close the permit, not the wait for approval.
“How long does a permit take?” can mean two waits. This page measures the second one.
Getting the permit (not measured): application → issue, the wait for the city to approve it. Tyler, TX's file we read does not carry a usable application date, so we don't guess at it. Ask the permit office for its current review times.
Finishing the work (measured here): issue → completion. The day the city issued the permit to the day it recorded a final inspection or closeout. That is the contractor's part: doing the work and getting it signed off.
What “finished” means in Tyler, TX: For contractors with at least 5 permits a year or more old, the share the city finaled, adjusted for permit age.
Speed: An estimate from how old a contractor's open permits are compared with other Tyler contractors in the trade (Tyler records no completion date). Shown for firms with 20+ permits in HVAC, electrical, solar, plumbing, irrigation, pools and new homes only.
Usual is the middle permit: half finish sooner, half later. Finished is the share of permits a year or more old that the city closed out. A dash means the Tyler, TX record has no completion date for that trade (roofing, gas line, generator, window & door replacement, demolition), so there is nothing to count days from; it does not mean those permits are slow.
| Trade | Permits | Usual days to finish | Finished | Firms with 10+ permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roofing | 2,980 | — | 23.4% | 33 |
| Electrical | 2,467 | 46 | 46.4% | 55 |
| HVAC | 1,778 | 142 | 52.0% | 34 |
| Plumbing | 1,606 | 189 | 71.9% | 31 |
| New Home | 958 | 269 | 80.2% | 19 |
| Gas Line | 774 | — | 85.8% | 17 |
| Driveway | 774 | 12 | 91.1% | 20 |
| Irrigation | 523 | 15 | 97.0% | 14 |
| Generator | 437 | — | 54.9% | 7 |
| Solar | 288 | 66 | 59.0% | 11 |
| Remodel & Addition | 288 | 436 | 70.2% | 1 |
| Swimming Pool | 167 | 29 | 20.3% | 5 |
| Window & Door Replacement | 122 | — | 40.7% | 3 |
| Demolition | 106 | — | 79.0% | 2 |
Each trade on its own, from issue to the city's sign-off. The spread between the quickest and slowest quarter of firms is the part you can choose.
The Tyler, TX record carries no completion date for roofing permits, so we can't count days. 23.4% of roofing permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 2,980 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The usual electrical permit in Tyler, TX takes 46 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (2,467 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 46.4% of electrical permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 0.8 months, the slowest quarter in 2 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
34 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Tyler, TX electrical contractors →
The usual HVAC permit in Tyler, TX takes 142 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (1,778 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 52.0% of HVAC permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 1.3 months, the slowest quarter in 38265.8 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
18 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Tyler, TX HVAC contractors →
The usual plumbing permit in Tyler, TX takes 189 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (1,606 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 71.9% of plumbing permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 2.5 months, the slowest quarter in 7.5 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
20 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Tyler, TX plumbing contractors →
The usual new home permit in Tyler, TX takes 269 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (958 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 80.2% of new home permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 3.4 months, the slowest quarter in 10.6 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
10 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Tyler, TX new home contractors →
The Tyler, TX record carries no completion date for gas line permits, so we can't count days. 85.8% of gas line permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 774 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The usual driveway permit in Tyler, TX takes 12 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (774 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 91.1% of driveway permits a year or more old have been closed out. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The usual irrigation permit in Tyler, TX takes 15 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (523 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 97.0% of irrigation permits a year or more old have been closed out. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The Tyler, TX record carries no completion date for generator permits, so we can't count days. 54.9% of generator permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 437 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The usual solar permit in Tyler, TX takes 66 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (288 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 59.0% of solar permits a year or more old have been closed out. The quickest quarter of firms usually finish in 0 months, the slowest quarter in 2 months. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
2 firms with enough permits to measure, each firm's usual months to finish, weighted by its permits. Compare Tyler, TX solar contractors →
The usual remodel & addition permit in Tyler, TX takes 436 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (288 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 70.2% of remodel & addition permits a year or more old have been closed out. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The usual swimming pool permit in Tyler, TX takes 29 days from issue to the city's final inspection or closeout (167 permits, October 2023 through September 2026). 20.3% of swimming pool permits a year or more old have been closed out. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The Tyler, TX record carries no completion date for window & door replacement permits, so we can't count days. 40.7% of window & door replacement permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 122 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
The Tyler, TX record carries no completion date for demolition permits, so we can't count days. 79.0% of demolition permits a year or more old have been closed out. That is from 106 permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The wait for approval before issue is not in Tyler, TX's file.
Source: City of Tyler TRAKiT building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits on homes, from three city GIS exports of the permit table. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.
A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit when they applied. It is not a quote and not the final bill.
Counts are permits, not jobs: one job can need several permits, and one permit can cover several visits.
Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Tyler, TX →
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