Storm Restoration Intelligence: Top Hail & Hurricane Markets
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.
Which counties rank highest in this list?
As of April 2026, the top storm-restoration markets — roofing- and restoration-focused counties across Florida's hurricane coast and the Texas hail belt — by building-permit demand include Harris, Tarrant, Lee (U.S. Census BPS). Updated monthly.
Counties are ranked by overall building-permit volume. Trade-level share appears as PermitMap's permit feed expands — no estimated trade splits are shown.
Rankings — April 2026
| # | County | Storm risk | Permits | MoM | YoY | Demand Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County · TX | High (hail) | 2,260 | +0% | +3.3% | 72 |
| 2 | Tarrant County · TX | High (hail) | 1,425 | -6.3% | -26.2% | 39 |
| 3 | Lee County · FL | Coastal | 1,382 | +120.4% | -12.1% | 79 |
| 4 | Collin County · TX | High (hail) | 1,376 | -28.4% | +1.4% | 41 |
| 5 | Montgomery County · TX | High (hail) | 1,209 | +2.2% | +2.8% | 54 |
| 6 | Denton County · TX | High (hail) | 1,043 | +46.9% | -2.8% | 62 |
| 7 | Duval County · FL | Storm-exposed | 956 | +104.3% | -7.4% | 69 |
| 8 | Palm Beach County · FL | Coastal | 942 | +169.9% | +3.4% | 74 |
| 9 | Fort Bend County · TX | High (hail) | 859 | -3.4% | +3.9% | 45 |
| 10 | Pasco County · FL | Storm-exposed | 823 | +12.6% | +16.5% | 68 |
| 11 | Orange County · FL | Storm-exposed | 797 | +74.4% | +63.2% | 83 |
| 12 | Dallas County · TX | High (hail) | 793 | +81.1% | -0.2% | 59 |
| 13 | Miami-Dade County · FL | Coastal | 697 | -36.5% | +55.9% | 50 |
| 14 | Manatee County · FL | Coastal | 635 | -15.7% | +47.4% | 56 |
| 15 | Osceola County · FL | Storm-exposed | 612 | +44% | -16.4% | 55 |
| 16 | Polk County · FL | Storm-exposed | 610 | -9.5% | -20.7% | 33 |
| 17 | Marion County · FL | Storm-exposed | 588 | -4.9% | -11.1% | 39 |
| 18 | Hidalgo County · TX | High (hail) | 554 | -0.9% | +0.1% | 39 |
| 19 | Collier County · FL | Coastal | 441 | +156.4% | -22.4% | 47 |
| 20 | Hillsborough County · FL | Storm-exposed | 431 | -21.2% | -3.9% | 30 |
| 21 | Sarasota County · FL | Coastal | 409 | +5.1% | -11.2% | 39 |
| 22 | Bexar County · TX | Storm-exposed | 405 | -6.5% | -24.1% | 22 |
| 23 | Broward County · FL | Coastal | 396 | +224.6% | +62.5% | 71 |
| 24 | Lake County · FL | Storm-exposed | 357 | +13% | +7.1% | 50 |
| 25 | Williamson County · TX | Storm-exposed | 348 | -25.8% | -34.2% | 8 |
Showing the top 25 of 81 ranked counties. Permits and month-over-month: U.S. Census Building Permits Survey (April 2026). Year-over-year: FRED. Demand Index is a modeled 0–100 composite. Dashes indicate a source did not report for that county this period.
Six-month trajectory
Total permits authorized across all tracked counties, Nov 2025 → April 2026.
| Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| 22,363 | 28,785 | 24,516 | 30,614 | 29,404 | 31,285 |
Market concentration
How concentrated demand is at the top of the ranking.
of permits in this ranking come from the top 5 counties.
Single-family share: 77% of authorized units (vs multifamily 5+).
Frequently asked questions
Which counties rank highest in this list?
As of April 2026, the top storm-restoration markets — roofing- and restoration-focused counties across Florida's hurricane coast and the Texas hail belt — by building-permit demand include Harris, Tarrant, Lee (U.S. Census BPS). Updated monthly.
What is the top market right now?
Harris County (April 2026) leads this ranking with 2,260 permits authorized and a Construction Demand Index of 72/100 (modeled).
How often is this updated?
Every month, when new U.S. Census Building Permits Survey data is released. Rankings, charts, and figures regenerate automatically from the same dataset that powers PermitMap's county pages and monthly intelligence editions.
Methodology & sources
Permit counts and month-over-month change come from the U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (period 2026-04); year-over-year from FRED. The Construction Demand Index is a modeled 0–100 composite of volume, momentum, and year-over-year trend, labeled as modeled wherever it appears. Trade- and storm-level detail uses PermitMap's permit feed where available and overall volume elsewhere (labeled). This collection regenerates each month from the same dataset that powers PermitMap's county pages and monthly editions.
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