4234 Jelsa - businesses and population

Residents

282

2026

Population, 5 years

-1.4%

10 years: -6.3%

Active places of business

76

270 per 1,000 residents

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

8 / 0

3-yr change +31.0%

Population

Active businesses (all types)

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026

Children 0–15 16%

Young 16–24 6%

Adults 25–49 27%

Adults 50–66 25%

Seniors 67–79 18%

80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age46.6 yrs · Norway: 41.8

Median household income after tax*NOK 733k · Norway: NOK 676k

Households with children*25% · Norway: 23%

Higher education (age 16+)*28% · Norway: 38%

Jobs located here*1,863

Commute in / out every day*395 / 475

Jobs per working resident*0.96 · 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 4234 Jelsa.

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)11% · Norway: 8%

Share of the 3 largest operators7% · 74 owners

3 places

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)28.37 · Norway: 15.83

Average age of active businesses17.1 yrs · Norway: 12.0

Younger than 2 years18% · Norway: 20%

Older than 10 years51% · 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

OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.