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Indiana new construction report — Q1 2026

The bottom line

Indiana's residential permit volume is roughly flat (-5%) quarter-on-quarter — a stable market with steady underlying demand. Operators should focus on builder-relationship depth rather than market-expansion bets in this state for the next quarter.

Top movers this quarter

The Indiana counties with the biggest quarter-on-quarter permit-volume change. Click any county for the full local market dashboard.

1. Vigo County: 158 permits this quarter (+134 vs 24 prior quarter).
2. Allen County: 251 permits this quarter (-115 vs 366 prior quarter).
3. Hancock County: 152 permits this quarter (-89 vs 241 prior quarter).
4. St. Joseph County: 62 permits this quarter (-59 vs 121 prior quarter).
5. Clark County: 202 permits this quarter (+55 vs 147 prior quarter).
6. Lake County: 265 permits this quarter (-36 vs 301 prior quarter).

Most-active builders

Licensed home builders in Indiana ranked by Q1 2026 permit count. Click any name for the builder's full profile, permit history, and county footprint.

Per-permit builder attribution for Indiana is limited this quarter. Per-permit feeds outside Florida are added quarterly — Indiana will deepen as we add county portals.

What this means for trade operators

If you're an LBM operator, roofing contractor, HVAC company, plumber, concrete crew, or any trade serving Indiana's new single-family construction market, this quarter's data points to a few practical actions:

• If you're not actively quoting the top 6 builders listed above, that's the call list for this week.
• If your service area covers any of the top-mover counties, you have leverage right now — builders there are scaling and looking for capacity.
• If you're considering expansion into Indiana, the Indiana dashboard has all counties scored against the trade you select. Drive-time analysis from your existing yard tells you which counties are reachable today.

This report is automatically refreshed every quarter from Census Bureau Building Permits Survey data plus county public records. The methodology is documented in our Census BPS data explainer.