Lee County, FL · Plumbing permit market brief · September 2026

Plumbing Permits in Lee County, FL: September 2026

Lee County, FL recorded 137 plumbing permits in September 2026, down 31 from 168 in August 2026. Reported job value totaled $760,736 across 87 permits with a value.

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Written from Permit Press permit records for September 2026 and reviewed before publication. Permit Press is an independent research service, not a government website.

Plumbing permits, September 2026: 137
August 2026: 168 (down 18.5%)
Reported job value: $760,736
Median reported value: $4,850

The September 2026 brief

Permit volume

Lee County had 137 plumbing permits in September 2026. That compares with 168 in August 2026, a change of -31 permits (-18.5%).

Permits are counted by issue date, or by filed date when the source publishes no issue date.

Reported job value

Of the 137 permits, 87 had a reported value. Those permits totaled $760,736, compared with $833,895 in August 2026 (-8.8%). The median reported value was $4,850, down from $5,650 in August 2026.

Valuation is the job value the permit source reports. Permits without a reported value are left out of these totals.

Top cities

Cape Coral: 75 permits
Fort Myers: 48 permits
Bonita Springs: 14 permits

Top contractors

A total of 79 permits listed a business name. Contractors are ranked by permit count under their business name, and permits with no business name listed are not ranked.

WATER WORKS PLUMBING CORP: 5 permits
DBA Bo'S Electric & Gas: 3 permits
GENERX GENERATORS LLC: 3 permits
LOVE YOUR BATH LLC: 3 permits
PLUMBING NERDS, LLC: 3 permits

Sources

City of Cape Coral
City of Fort Myers Building Permits
City of Bonita Springs Building Permits

Plumbing permits in Lee County: questions

All questions

How many plumbing permits were issued in Lee County in September 2026?

The records show 137 plumbing permits, compared with 168 in August 2026. That is a change of -31 permits (-18.5%).

What was the total reported value of plumbing permits?

The 87 permits with a reported value totaled $760,736, down 8.8% from $833,895 in August 2026. The median reported value was $4,850.

Which city had the most plumbing permits?

Cape Coral had the most with 75 permits, followed by Fort Myers with 48 and Bonita Springs with 14.

Which contractor had the most plumbing permits?

WATER WORKS PLUMBING CORP ranked first with 5 permits. Four contractors followed with 3 permits each: DBA Bo'S Electric & Gas, GENERX GENERATORS LLC, LOVE YOUR BATH LLC and PLUMBING NERDS, LLC.

Do all permits have a contractor name or value?

No. 79 permits listed a business name, and 87 had a reported value. Permits without these details are left out of the rankings and valuation totals.

A permit record is a starting point for research, not proof of a job or permission to contact a property owner. Check coverage and collection dates before relying on these figures.