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Commercial Sign Permits in Austin & Chicago: 2026 statistics from 675 public records
The most common work type is Illuminated or electric sign: 398 of 675 records (59.0%) (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 SignPermitPulse dataset holds 675 SignPermitPulse records dated 2026-07-06 to 2026-11-02 (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 Illuminated or electric sign: 398 of 675 records (59.0%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- Across 639 records with a stated job value, the total is $10,382,398 and the median is $3,200; the largest is $1,300,000 (N LA SALLE ST, 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 (64 of 639) account for 82.5% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: City of Austin and City of Chicago open-data building permits (commercial work only)). #
- 138 of 675 records (20.4%) 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)). #
SignPermitPulse records by work type
| Group | Records | Share | Total job value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illuminated or electric sign | 398 | 59.0% | $8,066,206 |
| Sign | 200 | 29.6% | $2,155,732 |
| Wall or awning sign | 77 | 11.4% | $160,460 |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 675 public records dated 2026-07-06 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 2026-11-03.
- 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, "SignPermitPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/signpermitpulse
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