Postcode
6700 Esbjerg
Residents
29,336
2026
Population, 5 years
-1.2%
10 years: -0.2%
Active places of business
4,333
148 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
418 / 360
3-yr change +4.2%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
10%
Young 15-24
16%
Adults 25-44
29%
Adults 45-64
25%
Seniors 65-79
15%
80 and older
6%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age42.7 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*24% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*40% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*63,602
Commute in / out every day*16,373 / 12,362
Jobs per working resident*1.07 · Denmark: 1.00
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Denmark does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in 6700 Esbjerg.
Survival
Still open after 1 year86% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years65% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years50% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.5 years on average. · Denmark: 7.6
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)111 · 31% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)17% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 3,978 owners
| 14 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 6 places | |
| 6 places |
Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.
New and established
Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)14.25 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses13.0 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years16% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years46% · Denmark: 45%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)13 · 12 months: 5
Moved away (3 years)11 · 12 months: 4
Net+2
A move is a place of business whose address changed to another area, or one closing while the same company opens one in another area within 90 days. A new address in the same area is not a move.
When businesses open and close
OpenedClosed
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Many closures are dated 31 December (the end of a financial year), so December's closures are higher than when businesses actually stopped.
Growing here
Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | 6 → 13 | +117% |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | 7 → 12 | +71% |
| Car repair & service | 18 → 26 | +44% |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | 22 → 31 | +41% |
| Flooring | 5 → 7 | +40% |
| Car dealer | 9 → 12 | +33% |
| IT & software services | 72 → 96 | +33% |
| Gym & fitness centre | 10 → 13 | +30% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 13 → 3 | -77% | 1 closed |
| Home care | 6 → 4 | -33% | 3 closed |
| Shoe & leather goods store | 9 → 6 | -33% | 1 closed |
| Driving school | 10 → 7 | -30% | 1 closed |
| Jewellery & watches | 16 → 12 | -25% | 2 closed |
| Bricklayer & mason | 28 → 22 | -21% | 6 closed |
| Building contractor | 26 → 22 | -15% | 2 closed |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | 36 → 31 | -14% | 11 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Carpenter & joiner
6539 today · similar areas would have ~78
Car repair & service
6226 today · similar areas would have ~41
Car dealer
6112 today · similar areas would have ~28
IT & software services
5996 today · similar areas would have ~112
Removals & haulage
5916 today · similar areas would have ~23
Car parts & motorcycles
583 today · similar areas would have ~6
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | Accommodation | 12 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | +9% | 30 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 11 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | +22% | 32 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 51 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 26 | 8.9 | 14.1 | 14 | 6 | +44% | 62 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | -17% | 37 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 12 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 7 | 4 | +33% | 61 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 3 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 3 | 1 | +200% | 58 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 5 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | -17% | 39 |
| Childcare | Education | 25 | 8.5 | 10.7 | 2 | 3 | -4% | 38 |
| Driving school | Education | 7 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 | -30% | 49 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 53 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 26 | 18 | +18% | 52 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 31 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 9 | 6 | +11% | 40 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 84 | 28.6 | 11.8 | 37 | 35 | +2% | 29 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 31 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 23 | 28 | -14% | 27 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 34 | 11.6 | 7.0 | 12 | 9 | +10% | 42 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 15 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 32 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 25 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 6 | 5 | +4% | 45 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 16 | 5.5 | 3.6 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 40 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 36 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 5 | 3 | +6% | 35 |
| Dentist | Health | 25 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 4 | 4 | 0% | 23 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 61 | 20.8 | 10.0 | 21 | 15 | +11% | 31 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 169 | 57.6 | 38.1 | 52 | 33 | +13% | 48 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 55 |
| Home care | Health | 4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 5 | -33% | 42 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 13 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 1 | +30% | 35 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 34 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 4 | 2 | +6% | 49 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 42 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 6 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | +20% | 43 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 87 | 29.7 | 12.0 | 22 | 18 | +5% | 37 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 70 | 23.9 | 12.0 | 42 | 26 | +30% | 35 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 47 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 13 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 10 | 3 | +117% | 46 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 7 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 31 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 37 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 11 | 7 | +12% | 58 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 16 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 3 | -6% | 26 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 30 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 13 | 7 | +25% | 40 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 15 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 46 |
| Architect | Professional services | 16 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 5 | 6 | -6% | 37 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 95 | 32.4 | 16.7 | 24 | 20 | +4% | 35 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 96 | 32.7 | 38.1 | 47 | 23 | +33% | 59 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 47 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 30 | 21 | +24% | 47 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 48 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 20 | 16 | +9% | 56 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 26 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 11 | 12 | -4% | 18 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 57 | 19.4 | 8.7 | 15 | 23 | -12% | 23 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 4 | -33% | 26 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | -25% | 39 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3 | 4 | -10% | 40 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 12 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 7 | 2 | +71% | 51 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 12 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 1 | 5 | -25% | 22 |
| Optician | Retail | 10 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 2 | 4 | -17% | 17 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 16 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 7 | -11% | 40 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 21 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 7 | 5 | +11% | 37 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 55 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 36 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 23 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | +21% | 48 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 14 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4 | 2 | +17% | 46 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 31 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 18 | 9 | +41% | 53 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 11 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | 2 | +22% | 52 |
| Online store | Retail | 3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 4 | 14 | -77% | 39 |
| Electrician | Trades | 24 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 3 | 4 | -4% | 37 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 13 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 2 | 3 | -7% | 46 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 39 | 13.3 | 26.6 | 10 | 9 | +3% | 65 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 17 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 6 | 7 | -6% | 40 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 22 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 8 | 14 | -21% | 44 |
| Flooring | Trades | 7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | +40% | 52 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 22 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 2 | 6 | -15% | 50 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 7 | 2.4 | 6.9 | 8 | 9 | -13% | 56 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 59 | 20.1 | 16.9 | 29 | 21 | +16% | 51 |
| Taxi | Transport | 18 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 8 | 9 | -5% | 33 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 16 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 4 | 3 | +7% | 59 |