Los Angeles County, CA building permits

1,021 permits issued in Los Angeles County in the last 30 days, 447 of them in the last week. Newest on record: Oct 1, 2026.

Permits by week

  • Sep 8 to Sep 140
  • Sep 15 to Sep 210
  • Sep 22 to Sep 28574
  • Sep 29 to Oct 5447

Work by trade

Permits from the last 30 days that PourWatch would show as a lead for each trade. One permit can count for more than one trade.

  • Electrical257
  • General contractor229
  • Plumbing222
  • Framing & carpentry210
  • Pest & termite174
  • Landscape & irrigation136
  • Roofing127
  • HVAC125
  • Concrete & foundation33

Most common permit types

  • Unincorporated Electrical183
  • Unincorporated Building Residential166
  • Unincorporated Sewer126
  • Road103
  • Unincorporated Plumbing88
  • County Disaster Recovery Permit81

Median declared job value: $93,502 (where the city records one).

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Source: public building permit records published by Los Angeles County. Counts are for permits issued in the last 30 days and refresh daily. Coverage and data quality depend on what the jurisdiction publishes.