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# Elevator & Escalator Permits in Austin & Chicago: 2026 statistics from 371 public records

**The most common work type is Modernization or alteration: 184 of 371 records (49.6%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)).**

Data as of 2026-11-04 · Compiled by Zalwin from City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only) Copy citation

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## Key findings

- Zalwin's ElevatorInspectPulse dataset holds 371 ElevatorInspectPulse records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-1)
- The most common work type is Modernization or alteration: 184 of 371 records (49.6%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-2)
- Across 254 records with a stated job value, the total is $205,928,706 and the median is $50,000; the largest is $21,879,000 (W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago IL) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-3)
- The top 10% of records by job value (25 of 254) account for 86.7% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-4)
- 99 of 371 records (26.7%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-5)

## ElevatorInspectPulse records by work type

| Group | Records | Share | Total job value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modernization or alteration | 184 | 49.6% | $75,213,446 |
| New installation | 149 | 40.2% | $130,164,666 |
| Elevator or escalator work | 38 | 10.2% | $550,594 |

## Methodology and data provenance

- Sample: 371 public records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-11-02; illustrative samples excluded.

- Source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only). Refreshed automatically about every 12 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-04.

- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated job value.

- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.

### Cite this study

Zalwin Research, "ElevatorInspectPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/elevatorinspectpulse

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