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Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Postcode

3678 Notodden

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Residents
1,003
2026
Population, 5 years
+3.9%
10 years: +5.5%
Active places of business
107
107 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
10 / 0
3-yr change +40.8%

Population

9009501,0001,0502016202120252026Residents

Active businesses (all types)

204060801001202014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 15%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 32%
Adults 50–66 23%
Seniors 67–79 14%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age43.3 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 622k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*21% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*30% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*5,866
Commute in / out every day*1,382 / 1,823
Jobs per working resident*0.93 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in 3678 Notodden.

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)8% · Norway: 8%
Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 105 owners
2 places
2 places

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)9.97 · Norway: 15.83
Average age of active businesses13.3 yrs · Norway: 12.0
Younger than 2 years19% · Norway: 20%
Older than 10 years45% · Norway: 37%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out.

When businesses open and close

0246Opened Jan: 3Closed Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 5Closed Feb: 0Opened Mar: 2Closed Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 2Closed Apr: 0Opened May: 2Closed May: 0MayOpened Jun: 2Closed Jun: 0Opened Jul: 3Closed Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 4Closed Aug: 0Opened Sep: 5Closed Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 2Closed Oct: 0Opened Nov: 6Closed Nov: 0NovOpened Dec: 1Closed Dec: 0
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Growing here

Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).

Building contractor7 → 12+71%
Sports facility & club5 → 6+20%

Declining here

Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.

No business type is shrinking noticeably.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Car repair & service Automotive 0 0.0 7.6 0 0 – 55
Car dealer Automotive 1 10.0 6.1 0 0 0% 48
Childcare Education 0 0.0 6.2 0 0 – 56
Courses & tutoring Education 1 10.0 33.2 1 0 – 65
Restaurant Food & drink 0 0.0 8.4 0 0 – 54
Bakery Food & drink 1 10.0 0.0 1 0 – 61
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 0 0.0 9.2 0 0 – 56
Doctor & medical clinic Health 0 0.0 17.8 0 0 – 59
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 1 10.0 30.5 0 0 0% 59
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 1 10.0 0.0 0 0 0% 52
Sports facility & club Leisure 6 59.8 13.4 1 0 +20% 49
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 0 0.0 8.8 0 0 – 55
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 10.0 8.5 1 0 – 56
Funeral services Personal services 2 19.9 0.0 0 0 0% 53
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 1 10.0 6.1 0 0 0% 49
Architect Professional services 1 10.0 0.0 0 0 0% 51
Engineering consultancy Professional services 3 29.9 25.2 2 0 +200% 57
IT & software services Professional services 4 39.9 25.6 2 0 +100% 47
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 1 10.0 9.2 0 0 0% 48
Design & photography Professional services 1 10.0 21.8 0 0 0% 54
Electrician Trades 1 10.0 6.5 0 0 0% 49
Plumber & heating Trades 0 0.0 8.0 0 0 – 55
Carpenter & joiner Trades 4 39.9 16.8 0 0 0% 38
Painter & decorator Trades 1 10.0 6.1 0 0 0% 48
Building contractor Trades 12 119.6 62.3 5 0 +71% 46
Cleaning services Trades 0 0.0 9.7 0 0 – 55
Taxi Transport 0 0.0 8.3 0 0 – 54
Removals & haulage Transport 1 10.0 14.2 0 0 0% 51