Construction Leads in Austin, Texas
Austin issues around fifty thousand permits a year and publishes the contractor company on about nine in ten of them, which makes it one of the most workable permit records in the United States for a trade contractor.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
Where Austin sits
Austin among the ten metros Builtie covers. See all of them on one map.
How much is being permitted
Permits by year in Austin. 2026 is a partial year counted to September 3, 2026, so its bar is shorter for that reason rather than a slowdown.
Austin has produced 148,576 permits since January 2024: 55,697 in 2024, 54,317 in 2025 and 38,562 so far in 2026. Counted on September 3, 2026.
What is being permitted
| Most common permit categories in Austin | Since Jan 2024 | Share of these six |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 108,566 | 73% |
| Commercial | 40,010 | 27% |
What the Austin record actually carries
The record is the city's issued-permits dataset, which carries the contractor company name and, unusually, a contractor phone number. A second dataset with the same name on the same portal omits the contractor fields entirely, so the choice of source decides whether the feed is useful at all.
What a trade contractor should know about this market
- Residential and commercial in one record. The permit class splits cleanly between the two, so a trade that works only one side can exclude the other rather than filtering by hand.
- Trade permits are separate line items. Electrical and mechanical permits appear alongside building permits, which means a trade can see its own work being permitted rather than inferring it.
- Growth brings unfamiliar builders. A market adding this much construction is constantly bringing in firms without an established local trade list, and that is the easiest introduction there is.
- Valuation figures need care. The declared valuation field carries occasional outliers large enough to distort any total, which is why this page reports permit counts for Austin and not dollar values.
What Builtie carries in Austin
Austin carries full depth: the permit history rather than a single snapshot, projects scored against your trade and territory, an inferred build stage so you can tell an open package from one awarded months ago, and the people who award the work traced past applicants and numbered companies to a named person with email, phone and LinkedIn where each can be verified.
When your package is bought
The buying window does not move with the city. Concrete and excavation are committed before the site is visibly dug, framing is booked while the foundation cures, roofing and cabinetry are decided during framing, and painting is awarded while drywall goes up. Our guide to when each trade is decided maps all of them against the five build stages.
Builtie plans start at $550 per month per seat for 50 matched projects a month, and $880 for 200. Every plan includes done-for-you LinkedIn and email outreach, and there is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.
Frequently asked questions
How many construction permits does Austin issue?
Austin has issued 148,576 permits since January 2024: 55,697 in 2024, 54,317 in 2025 and 38,562 so far in 2026, counted on September 3, 2026. The 2026 figure is a partial year.
Where does the Austin permit data come from?
The city's own official open-data service. Builtie reads the record the city publishes rather than a resold copy of it, then adds the history, the scoring, the build stage and the decision makers on top.
Does the Austin record include a contractor phone number?
The city's issued-permit dataset carries a contractor phone field alongside the company name, which is unusual among open permit records. As with any published field, it is only as good as what the applicant entered.
How does Austin compare with the other cities Builtie covers?
Same depth, different volume. Every covered city carries permit history, scored projects, build stage and identified decision makers; Austin produced 148,576 permits since January 2024, which you can compare against the other nine on the coverage map.
What does Builtie cost?
Starter is $550 per month per seat for 50 matched projects a month and Growth is $880 for 200. Both include done-for-you LinkedIn and email outreach, and there is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.