Montgomery County, MD · Electrical permit market brief · September 2026

Electrical Permits in Montgomery County, MD: September 2026

Montgomery County, MD recorded 28 electrical permits in September 2026, down from 79 in August 2026 (-64.6%). Only 4 permits reported a job value, totaling $592,300.

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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.

Electrical permits, September 2026: 28
August 2026: 79 (down 64.6%)
Reported job value: $592,300
Median reported value: $42,500

The September 2026 brief

Permit volume

The records show 28 electrical permits in Montgomery County, MD for September 2026. August 2026 had 79 permits, a change of -51 permits (-64.6%).

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

Reported valuation

Only 4 permits reported a job value. Those permits total $592,300, with a median of $42,500. In August 2026 the reported total was $1.7 million and the median was $848,355. The total changed by -65.1% from the prior month.

Valuation is the job value the permit source reports. Permits without a reported value are left out of valuation totals, so these figures cover only a small part of the 28 permits.

Where permits were issued

Gaithersburg: 21 permits
Rockville: 3 permits
Bethesda: 1 permit
Brookeville: 1 permit
Germantown: 1 permit

Contractors

No contractors are ranked this month. The count of permits with a named contractor is 0. Contractors are ranked by permit count under their business name, and permits with no business name listed are not ranked.

Sources

City of Gaithersburg
Montgomery County
City of Rockville

Electrical permits in Montgomery County: questions

All questions

How many electrical permits were recorded in Montgomery County, MD in September 2026?

The records show 28 electrical permits, compared with 79 in August 2026. That is a change of -51 permits, or -64.6%.

What was the total reported value of electrical permits?

Of the 28 permits, 4 reported a job value. Those total $592,300, with a median of $42,500. The total was $1.7 million in August 2026.

Which city had the most electrical permits?

Gaithersburg had the most with 21 permits, followed by Rockville with 3. Bethesda, Brookeville and Germantown had 1 each.

Which contractors pulled the most electrical permits?

No contractors are ranked. 0 permits had a named contractor, and permits with no business name listed are not ranked.

Where does this data come from?

The sources are City of Gaithersburg, Montgomery County and City of Rockville.

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.