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New Jersey new construction report — Q1 2026

The bottom line

New Jersey's residential permit volume is roughly flat (0%) 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 New Jersey counties with the biggest quarter-on-quarter permit-volume change. Click any county for the full local market dashboard.

1. Bergen County: 399 permits this quarter (-111 vs 510 prior quarter).
2. Middlesex County: 234 permits this quarter (+70 vs 164 prior quarter).
3. Atlantic County: 92 permits this quarter (-68 vs 160 prior quarter).
4. Ocean County: 650 permits this quarter (+62 vs 588 prior quarter).
5. Mercer County: 188 permits this quarter (+57 vs 131 prior quarter).
6. Burlington County: 386 permits this quarter (+52 vs 334 prior quarter).

Most-active builders

Licensed home builders in New Jersey 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 New Jersey is limited this quarter. Per-permit feeds outside Florida are added quarterly — New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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 New Jersey, the New Jersey 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.