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Michigan building permits & home builders

Live single-family residential permit data and the most active licensed builders across all 84 counties in Michigan. Updated weekly from US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey + county public records.

Permits (12mo)
12,968
Statewide single-family
Counties tracked
84
All scored 0–100
Top market
Oakland
1,402 permits
Active builders
0
Top 10 ranked below

Top counties in Michigan by permit volume

Most-active markets in the state over the last 12 months.

  1. Oakland County1,402
  2. Wayne County1,323
  3. Kent County1,058
  4. Macomb County848
  5. Ottawa County727
  6. Washtenaw County484
  7. Livingston County426
  8. Grand Traverse County325
  9. Muskegon County319
  10. Allegan County313

Top home builders in Michigan

Most-active licensed builders across the state in the last 12 months.

Per-permit builder attribution not yet available for Michigan. Census Bureau aggregate data is loaded.

All 84 counties in Michigan

Alcona 29 Alger 26 Allegan 313 Alpena 27 Antrim 83 Arenac 28 Baraga 7 Barry 138 Bay 33 Benzie 102 Berrien 220 Branch 30 Calhoun 90 Cass 104 Charlevoix 86 Cheboygan 66 Chippewa 49 Clare 21 Clinton 148 Crawford 21 Delta 34 Dickinson 30 Eaton 89 Emmet 115 Genesee 303 Gladwin 75 Gogebic 28 Grand Traverse 325 Gratiot 32 Hillsdale 83 Houghton 83 Huron 54 Ingham 179 Ionia 79 Iosco 33 Iron 127 Isabella 59 Jackson 173 Kalamazoo 301 Kalkaska 31 Kent 1,058 Keweenaw 0 Lake 25 Lapeer 135 Leelanau 135 Lenawee 144 Livingston 426 Luce 7 Mackinac 30 Macomb 848 Manistee 96 Marquette 84 Mason 63 Mecosta 81 Menominee 22 Michigan Balance of State 114 Midland 97 Missaukee 28 Monroe 146 Montcalm 140 Montmorency 0 Muskegon 319 Newaygo 113 Oakland 1,402 Oceana 102 Ogemaw 51 Ontonagon 13 Osceola 0 Oscoda 22 Otsego 20 Ottawa 727 Presque Isle 40 Roscommon 39 Saginaw 125 Sanilac 49 Schoolcraft 10 Shiawassee 55 St. Clair 200 St. Joseph 79 Tuscola 45 Van Buren 163 Washtenaw 484 Wayne 1,323 Wexford 54

For LBM & trade operators serving Michigan

Michigan is a tracked market for PermitFocus. If you're an LBM (lumber and building materials) operator, roofing contractor, HVAC company, plumber, concrete supplier, doors/windows dealer, paint distributor, or flooring contractor selling into new single-family construction — Michigan's 12,968 permits/yr represent active accounts you could be pursuing.

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