Evergreen rankings built on real U.S. Census Building Permits Survey + FRED data — refreshed monthly. Find the hottest markets, fastest-growing counties, best trade markets, and storm-restoration leaders across 288Florida & Texas counties.
Real building-permit demand across all 67 Florida counties — volume, momentum, and the Construction Demand Index, sourced from the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey and FRED.
Real building-permit demand across all 221 Texas counties — volume, momentum, and the Construction Demand Index, sourced from the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey and FRED.
The best overall markets for a contracting business, ranked by the Construction Demand Index — a single score combining volume, momentum, and year-over-year trend.
The strongest markets for roofing contractors, ranked by permit demand. Roofing-permit share is shown for feed-covered counties; others are ranked by overall volume and labeled.
The strongest markets for HVAC contractors, ranked by permit demand. HVAC-permit share is shown for feed-covered counties; others are ranked by overall volume and labeled.
The strongest markets for plumbing contractors, ranked by permit demand. Plumbing-permit share is shown for feed-covered counties; others are ranked by overall volume and labeled.
The strongest markets for electrical contractors, ranked by permit demand. Electrical-permit share is shown for feed-covered counties; others are ranked by overall volume and labeled.
The strongest storm-restoration markets — roofing- and restoration-focused counties across Florida's hurricane coast and the Texas hail belt, ranked by real permit demand.
Counties ranked by real month-over-month permit growth (50+ permit base, to filter small-county noise) — where construction demand is accelerating right now.
Up-and-coming markets: mid-size counties (a moderate permit base) posting the strongest month-over-month growth — early signals before they reach the top of the volume rankings.
A forward read on demand: counties ranked by their six-month permit trajectory and year-over-year trend. Outlook framing is based on real trend data — not predictions.
A county permit export tells you what happened; a ranked collection tells you where to act. Each PermitMap collection scores and orders markets by the signals that actually predict contractor demand — building-permit volume, month-over-month momentum, and year-over-year trend, drawn from the U.S. Census Building Permits Survey and FRED. Instead of scrolling thousands of line items, you see the counties and ZIPs pulling ahead, the trades heating up, and the markets cooling off, updated as new data lands.
That ranking is what turns data into decisions. A roofer deciding which county to staff next, a general contractor weighing an expansion, or an HVAC shop choosing where to spend its marketing budget can all start from the same question — “where is demand moving?” — and get an evidence-based answer instead of a hunch. The Construction Demand Index and the trade- and region-specific rankings each frame that question for a different audience.
Start with the collection that matches your decision: a statewide intelligence edition for a market overview, a trade ranking (like top HVAC or roofing markets) to aim your crews, or a growth and emerging-market list to get into a county before competitors do. Then drill into the county and county/trade pages linked from each collection for street-level permit detail, and start a 14-day trial to turn the ranking into a weekly, filtered lead list for the markets you choose.