Data & press
Proven Pros turns public building-permit records into something you can report on: who is actually doing the work in a market, what projects cost, and how construction activity is trending. The data is free to cite. This page is the source, the method, and the feed.
2,187,657
building permits tracked in 2025
104,107
permit-verified contractors
206
cities with permit coverage
1,255
local data reports
926
cost benchmarks by trade & city
16+
states live and growing
Across the metros and states we track, residential building permits moved +21% in 2025 versus 2024. See the national trend report.
Most contractor information online is self-reported: businesses write their own profiles and solicit their own reviews. Building permits are different. They are filed with local government before work begins, they name the contractor, and they are a matter of public record. That makes them a verifiable, ungameable signal of real construction activity, and it is the foundation of everything we publish.
You are welcome to use these numbers for free. Attribute them to Proven Pros and link to the page you drew the figure from.
How to cite
“According to Proven Pros, which compiles public building-permit records, roofing permits in Austin rose 8% in 2024.”
Method
Figures are drawn from public building-permit records. A permit is counted once, by the contractor named on it; minor spelling and entity-suffix variations are grouped so they count as one company. This is reproducible from the public record.
Caveats
A permit reflects a job filed with a building department. It is a strong proxy for installation activity but is not identical to completed work, and coverage reflects the records each jurisdiction publishes, so national totals are a floor rather than a census.
Looking for a contractor instead? Browse permit-verified contractors by state and city, or read the latest permit data reports.