Duval County is part of Florida's Northeast region. In April 2026, county builders authorized 956 residential building permits (U.S. Census Building Permits Survey). Activity spans cities including Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, driving demand across roofing, hvac, plumbing.
In April 2026, contractors pulled 956 building permits across Duval County, ranking it #2 of 67 Florida counties by permit volume. Volume moved up 104.3% from the prior month, and is down 7.4% year over year. Single-family work accounted for 405 of those permits and multifamily (5+ unit) for 537. That puts single-family at roughly 42% of Duval's permit activity this month — a fast read on whether new-home construction or renovation and multifamily work is driving local demand. Across the last 6 months of Census data, monthly permit volume in Duval moved from 246 to 956 units.
Solid demand — worth pursuing
Composite of permit volume, month-over-month change, and year-over-year trend.
See the full Construction Demand Index ranking →Duval ranks #2 of 67 Florida counties by permits authorized in April 2026 — top 99% statewide.
Duval permit volume trended up over the last 6 months (246 → 956 units).
| Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| 246 | 282 | 304 | 281 | 468 | 956 |
| # | ZIP | Permits |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33770 | 1 |
| 2 | 34229 | 1 |
What this means for roofing, hvac, plumbing contractors in Duval County: each of those 956permits is an early demand signal — a homeowner or builder who has already committed to a project and is lining up trades. Duval Countysits in Florida's Northeast region and covers 5 cities including Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, so demand is spread across several submarkets rather than a single metro.
The timing advantage is the whole point. Reaching an owner while the job is still being scoped — before it shows up on a job site or in a competitor's pipeline — is what turns a public permit record into a booked job. With Duval County ranked #2 of 67 Florida counties by permit volume this month, there is enough activity to build a consistent roofing pipeline here.
PermitMap aggregates Duval County permits directly from county building-department records, filters them by your trade and ZIP code, and delivers them every Monday with a live dashboard. Tracked permit types include Roofing, HVAC, Plumbing, New Construction. The Construction Demand Index above (69/100) blends real permit volume, month-over-month change, and year-over-year trend into one comparable score.
Watching the trend matters as much as the snapshot: Duval's permit volume is rising month over month and down year over year, which tells you whether to lean in now or pace your outreach. PermitMap surfaces that movement every Monday so Duval Countycontractors act on market direction, not just a single month's number.
Sources: Census BPS, FRED, Permit API. Volume and trend are real Census Building Permits Survey data; the Construction Demand Index is a modeled composite.
In April 2026, Duval County authorized 956 residential building permits (U.S. Census Building Permits Survey). Volumes vary seasonally; PermitMap refreshes the figure monthly.
The most common permit types in Duval County include Roofing, HVAC, Plumbing, New Construction, Renovation. Roofing is particularly active due to Florida's storm exposure.
Contractors in Duval County use PermitMap to get weekly permit reports filtered by their trade. Reports include property addresses, project descriptions, permit values, and filing dates, delivered every Monday.
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