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Oregon new construction report — Q1 2026

The bottom line

Oregon's residential permit volume is roughly flat (2%) 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 Oregon counties with the biggest quarter-on-quarter permit-volume change. Click any county for the full local market dashboard.

1. Clackamas County: 177 permits this quarter (-224 vs 401 prior quarter).
2. Multnomah County: 352 permits this quarter (+145 vs 207 prior quarter).
3. Marion County: 250 permits this quarter (+90 vs 160 prior quarter).
4. Deschutes County: 324 permits this quarter (-86 vs 410 prior quarter).
5. Benton County: 101 permits this quarter (+78 vs 23 prior quarter).
6. Linn County: 56 permits this quarter (+20 vs 36 prior quarter).

Most-active builders

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