Brandon continues to experience positive growth patterns throughout all sectors of the local economy. A construction surge in the early 2000s transformed the benchmark for annual building permits and permits have continued to be strong. To access monthly building permit statistics see Planning, Property and Buildings Department.
| 2019 | ||
| # of Permits | Dollar Value | |
| Residential | 325 | 44,782,621 |
| Commercial | 183 | 32,008,579 |
| Industrial | 30 | 50,544,838 |
| Educational/Institutional | 14 | 22,683,939 |
| Other | 17 | 268,950 |
| Total | 569 | 150,288,927 |
| 2018 | ||
| # of Permits | Dollar Value | |
| Residential | 380 | 37,299,548 |
| Commercial | 176 | 26,949,906 |
| Industrial | 27 | 7,652,149 |
| Educational/Institutional | 17 | 4,143,055 |
| Other | 13 | 879,215 |
| Total | 613 | 76,923,874 |
| 2017 | ||
| # of Permits | Dollar Value | |
| Residential | 451 |
53,270,108 |
|
Commercial |
163 |
23,913,309 |
| Industrial | 40 |
9,777,473 |
| Educational/Institutional | 17 |
4,159,523 |
| Other | 12 |
1,194,551 |
| Total | 683 |
92,314,966 |
| 2016 | ||
| # of Permits | Dollar Value | |
| Residential | 487 |
45,176,048 |
|
Commercial |
174 | 21,975,749 |
| Industrial | 38 |
6,692,515 |
| Educational/Institutional | 21 |
19,284,163 |
| Other | 9 |
38,687 |
| Total | 729 |
93,167,163 |
| 2015 | ||
| # of Permits | Dollar Value | |
| Residential | 473 |
35,167,499 |
|
Commercial |
164 | 21,129,209 |
| Industrial | 54 | 32,732,953 |
| Educational/Institutional | 21 | 7,901,069 |
| Other | 4 | 22,300 |
| Total | 716 | 96,953,031 |
| 2014 | ||
| # of Permits | Dollar Value | |
| Residential | 462 | 51,656,568 |
| Commercial | 155 | 34,323,458 |
| Industrial | 48 | 14,101,986 |
| Educational/Institutional | 19 | 10,843,606 |
| Other | 7 | 587,100 |
| Total | 691 | 111,512,717 |
Source: City of Brandon Planning, Property and Buildings Department