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# Commercial Pool & Spa Permits in Austin & Chicago: 2026 statistics from 71 public records

**The most common work type is New pool or spa: 54 of 71 records (76.1%) (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 PoolPermitPulse dataset holds 71 PoolPermitPulse records dated 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-30 (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 New pool or spa: 54 of 71 records (76.1%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). [#](#finding-2)
- Across 22 records with a stated job value, the total is $12,975,839 and the median is $450,000; the largest is $3,927,500 (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 (2 of 22) account for 38.6% 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)
- 16 of 71 records (22.5%) 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)

## PoolPermitPulse records by work type

| Group | Records | Share | Total job value |
|---|---|---|---|
| New pool or spa | 54 | 76.1% | $11,553,902 |
| Pool renovation or equipment | 10 | 14.1% | $1,421,937 |
| Pool or spa work | 7 | 9.9% | $0 |

## Methodology and data provenance

- Sample: 71 public records dated 2026-07-07 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 2026-11-04.

- 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, "PoolPermitPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/poolpermitpulse

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