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Wisconsin building permits & home builders

Live single-family residential permit data and the most active licensed builders across all 72 counties in Wisconsin. Updated weekly from US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey + county public records.

Permits (12mo)
11,683
Statewide single-family
Counties tracked
72
All scored 0–100
Top market
Dane
1,242 permits
Active builders
0
Top 10 ranked below

Top counties in Wisconsin by permit volume

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

  1. Dane County1,242
  2. Waukesha County828
  3. Brown County643
  4. St. Croix County351
  5. Rock County322
  6. Racine County304
  7. Walworth County303
  8. Washington County302
  9. Ozaukee County273
  10. Kenosha County262

Top home builders in Wisconsin

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

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

All 72 counties in Wisconsin

Adams 146 Ashland 28 Barron 112 Bayfield 110 Brown 643 Buffalo 33 Burnett 105 Calumet 226 Chippewa 149 Clark 59 Columbia 102 Crawford 50 Dane 1,242 Dodge 147 Door 253 Douglas 56 Dunn 82 Eau Claire 223 Florence 26 Fond du Lac 158 Forest 34 Grant 86 Green 86 Green Lake 54 Iowa 50 Iron 34 Jackson 38 Jefferson 151 Juneau 171 Kenosha 262 Kewaunee 33 La Crosse 204 Lafayette 48 Langlade 141 Lincoln 103 Manitowoc 87 Marathon 194 Marinette 121 Marquette 53 Menominee 6 Milwaukee 150 Monroe 93 Oconto 112 Oneida 197 Outagamie 256 Ozaukee 273 Pepin 23 Pierce 150 Polk 165 Portage 163 Price 38 Racine 304 Richland 67 Rock 322 Rusk 57 Sauk 194 Sawyer 144 Shawano 75 Sheboygan 118 St. Croix 351 Taylor 29 Trempealeau 82 Vernon 79 Vilas 213 Walworth 303 Washburn 96 Washington 302 Waukesha 828 Waupaca 126 Waushara 86 Winnebago 242 Wood 139

For LBM & trade operators serving Wisconsin

Wisconsin 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 — Wisconsin's 11,683 permits/yr represent active accounts you could be pursuing.

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