Fort Bend County is part of the Houston market in Gulf Coast. In April 2026, county builders authorized 859 residential building permits (U.S. Census Building Permits Survey). Activity spans cities including Sugar Land, Missouri City, Rosenberg, generating work across roofing, pool-builders, remodeling. Storm exposure across the area adds recurring roofing and restoration demand.
In April 2026, builders pulled 859 residential building permits across Fort Bend County, ranking it #6 of 221 Texas counties by permit volume. Volume moved down 3.4% from the prior month, and is up 3.9% year over year. Single-family work accounted for 841 of those permits and multifamily (5+ unit) for 18.
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Composite of permit volume, month-over-month change, and year-over-year trend.
See the full Construction Demand Index ranking →Fort Bend ranks #6 of 221 Texas counties by permits authorized in April 2026 — top 98% statewide.
Fort Bend permit volume trended down over the last 6 months (1,062 → 859 units).
| Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr |
| 1,062 | 1,058 | 1,050 | 793 | 889 | 859 |
Sources: Census BPS, FRED. Volume and trend are real U.S. Census Building Permits Survey data; year-over-year is FRED; the Construction Demand Index is a modeled composite. Trade- and ZIP-level breakdowns are real permit records, shown where the Texas permit feed covers the county.
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