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Commercial Pool & Spa Permits in Austin & Chicago: 2026 statistics from 72 public records
The most common work type is New pool or spa: 55 of 72 records (76.4%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)
Key findings
- Zalwin's PoolPermitPulse dataset holds 72 PoolPermitPulse records dated 2026-07-06 to 2026-10-30 (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- The most common work type is New pool or spa: 55 of 72 records (76.4%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- Across 23 records with a stated job value, the total is $13,075,839 and the median is $350,000; the largest is $3,927,500 (W CHICAGO AVE, Chicago IL) (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- The top 10% of records by job value (2 of 23) account for 38.3% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- 16 of 72 records (22.2%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
PoolPermitPulse records by work type
| Group | Records | Share | Total job value |
|---|---|---|---|
| New pool or spa | 55 | 76.4% | $11,653,902 |
| Pool renovation or equipment | 10 | 13.9% | $1,421,937 |
| Pool or spa work | 7 | 9.7% | $0 |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 72 public records dated 2026-07-06 to 2026-10-30; 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 2026-11-03.
- 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, "PoolPermitPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/poolpermitpulse
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