SEE THE ACTIVITY LEVELS IN THE TOP 10 STATES FOR CONSTRUCTION
Recently, OxBlue has been publishing the OxBlue Activity Index, a measure of domestic construction activity based on real-time field data. It’s created by measuring job site activity and comparing it to previous milestones. Each report goes in-depth on the states with the largest changes in construction activity: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Massachusetts, Washington, New York and Colorado.
As a contrast, this report covers the activity in the top ten states ranked by construction volume, according to research firm GlobalData:
- California
- Texas
- New York
- Florida
- Washington
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
- Georgia
- Ohio
- North Carolina
This report measures the 11 weeks of activity between March 1st, 2020, and May 15th, 2020
Out of the top 10 states for construction activity, 5 restricted construction. While the state of California deemed construction essential on a state-wide scale, cities such as San Francisco implemented local restrictions. These local measures ended on May 13th. In Washington, construction was deemed non-essential on March 25th. The order was amended on April 24th, allowing job sites to open as long as social distancing is possible. Pennsylvania imposed a strict construction ban, which was lifted on May 1st. New York is the only state still imposing construction restrictions, though construction will be one of the first industries to restart, according to reopening guidelines announced on April 26th. Ohio is currently only permitting housing construction.
Though each top state for construction activity has experienced some level of decline over the past two months, areas with construction restrictions are by far experiencing the most change. As the crisis continues, OxBlue will share regular updates on how the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is affecting the construction industry and on the technology being developed to combat the spread of the virus.
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California
State lockdown effective: March 19
State reopen date: N/A
Construction status: essential statewide; previously restricted on a local level
Construction reopen date: May 13 (for local restrictions)
Texas
State lockdown effective: April 2
State reopen date: April 30
Construction status: essential statewide
Construction reopen date: N/A
New York
State lockdown effective: March 22
State reopen date: N/A
Construction status: all non-essential construction is prohibited statewide
Construction reopen date: N/A
Florida
State lockdown effective: April 1
State reopen date: May 4
Construction status: essential statewide
Construction reopen date: N/A
Washington
State lockdown effective: March 23
State reopen date: N/A
Construction status: limited to low-risk construction projects where social distancing is possible
Construction reopen date: April 24
Illinois
State lockdown effective: March 21
State reopen date: May 1
Construction status: essential statewide
Construction reopen date: N/A
Pennsylvania
State lockdown effective: April 1
State reopen date: May 8
Construction status: essential statewide; previously restricted
Construction reopen date: May 1
Georgia
State lockdown effective: April 3
State reopen date: April 24
Construction status: essential statewide with local restrictions
Construction reopen date: N/A
Ohio
State lockdown effective: March 23
State reopen date: May 4
Construction status: housing construction is essential statewide
Construction reopen date: N/A
North Carolina
State lockdown effective: March 30
State reopen date: May 8
Construction status: essential statewide
Construction reopen date: N/A
Notes: The time period in this analysis includes the 55 workdays (weekdays) from March 2, 2020, to May 15, 2020. The report is based on a 5-day moving average, similar to what other reports (such as Johns Hopkins’) have been using. The current baseline for the OxBlue Activity Index is the average activity level for the days from March 1st to March 19th, the date Pennsylvania issued its strict shelter-in-place order. The data analyzed is from commercial construction projects and excludes single-family residential construction. States with low levels of construction activity and without statistically significant data have been excluded for accuracy. National construction activity is based on a weighted average of the construction volume for each state.
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