Postcode
5725 Vaksdal
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in 5725 Vaksdal.
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
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
| 5 places |
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
Moving in and out
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
Per calendar month, 2021–2025.
Highest opportunity here
Sports facility & club
551 today · similar areas would have ~2
Doctor & medical clinic
540 today · similar areas would have ~2
Courses & tutoring
534 today · similar areas would have ~4
Physio, chiro & therapy
524 today · similar areas would have ~4
IT & software services
493 today · similar areas would have ~3
Carpenter & joiner
492 today · similar areas would have ~2
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 47 |
| Childcare | Education | 1 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Driving school | Education | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 45 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 4 | 33.2 | 33.2 | 3 | 0 | +300% | 53 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 2 | 16.6 | 8.4 | 2 | 0 | – | 48 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 2 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | – | 55 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Dentist | Health | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 0 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 4 | 33.2 | 30.5 | 2 | 0 | +100% | 52 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 1 | 8.3 | 13.4 | 1 | 0 | – | 55 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 43 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | – | 47 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 3 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 48 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 3 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 2 | 0 | +200% | 49 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | – | 49 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 3 | 24.9 | 21.8 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 44 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 1 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 44 |
| Electrician | Trades | 2 | 16.6 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 49 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 2 | 16.6 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 37 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 2 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 1 | 0 | +100% | 49 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 1 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | – | 51 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 3 | 24.9 | 62.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 49 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | – | 49 |
| Taxi | Transport | 0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 48 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 3 | 24.9 | 14.2 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 43 |