Postcode
8260 Viby J
Residents
29,500
2026
Population, 5 years
+0.6%
10 years: +3.6%
Active places of business
3,543
120 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
405 / 322
3-yr change -1.4%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
17%
Young 15-24
14%
Adults 25-44
30%
Adults 45-64
22%
Seniors 65-79
12%
80 and older
5%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age38.9 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*21% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)*62% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here*231,021
Commute in / out every day*75,170 / 47,070
Jobs per working resident*1.14 · 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 8260 Viby J.
Survival
Still open after 1 year83% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years64% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years46% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 6.3 years on average. · Denmark: 7.5
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)102 · 32% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)11% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 3,358 owners
| 9 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 4 places | |
| 4 places | |
| 4 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)13.73 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses11.6 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years18% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years44% · Denmark: 46%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)586 · 12 months: 176
Moved away (3 years)769 · 12 months: 279
Net-183
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).
| Second-hand & antiques | 5 → 11 | +120% |
| Sports facility & club | 12 → 21 | +75% |
| Toy & hobby shop | 9 → 13 | +44% |
| Bank & insurance | 7 → 10 | +43% |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | 10 → 14 | +40% |
| Beauty salon & spa | 27 → 36 | +33% |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | 7 → 9 | +29% |
| Carpenter & joiner | 45 → 57 | +27% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 6 → 0 | -100% | 1 closed |
| Staffing & recruitment | 15 → 7 | -53% | 6 closed |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | 7 → 5 | -29% | 1 closed |
| Taxi | 61 → 47 | -23% | 10 closed |
| Architect | 22 → 17 | -23% | 1 closed |
| Building contractor | 36 → 28 | -22% | 3 closed |
| Removals & haulage | 28 → 22 | -21% | 3 closed |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | 6 → 5 | -17% | 2 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Funeral services
720 today · similar areas would have ~3
Real estate agent
677 today · similar areas would have ~12
Gardener & landscaping
665 today · similar areas would have ~20
Optician
642 today · similar areas would have ~5
Online store
640 today · similar areas would have ~3
Painter & decorator
649 today · similar areas would have ~21
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 | 1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | -50% | 61 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | -33% | 61 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | – | 54 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 26 | 8.8 | 14.1 | 7 | 11 | -7% | 44 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 58 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 45 | 15.3 | 9.4 | 28 | 17 | +18% | 46 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0 | 2 | -50% | 61 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 9 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 7 | 2 | 0% | 37 |
| Childcare | Education | 50 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 | +9% | 51 |
| Driving school | Education | 9 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2 | 1 | +13% | 56 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 67 | 22.7 | 18.9 | 39 | 26 | 0% | 53 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 3 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | -25% | 63 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 35 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 18 | 12 | 0% | 53 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 23 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 23 | 14 | +15% | 52 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 31 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 9 | 10 | +7% | 32 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 2 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 4 | -50% | 61 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 21 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | +5% | 58 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 14 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 7 | 3 | +40% | 52 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 21 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 6 | 7 | +5% | 25 |
| Dentist | Health | 15 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 0% | 39 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 51 | 17.3 | 10.0 | 15 | 2 | +16% | 44 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 97 | 32.9 | 38.1 | 30 | 29 | +1% | 56 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62 |
| Home care | Health | 4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | +100% | 56 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1 | 2 | -29% | 51 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 21 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 7 | 4 | +75% | 60 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 49 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 24 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 11 | 18 | -14% | 42 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 36 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 23 | 20 | +33% | 54 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | – | 59 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4 | 1 | +29% | 59 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | – | 72 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 29 | 9.8 | 14.5 | 5 | 8 | -15% | 46 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 6 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 5 | 2 | +20% | 60 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 10 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 13 | 8 | +43% | 57 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 7 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | -50% | 67 |
| Architect | Professional services | 17 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4 | 6 | -23% | 32 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 56 | 19.0 | 16.7 | 12 | 11 | -3% | 51 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 152 | 51.5 | 38.1 | 68 | 53 | -1% | 47 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 53 | 18.0 | 10.6 | 34 | 27 | 0% | 44 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 94 | 31.9 | 16.4 | 38 | 31 | +13% | 40 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 7 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 6 | 12 | -53% | 47 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 31 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 20 | 11 | +24% | 57 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 51 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | +20% | 42 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 5 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 3 | 4 | -29% | 51 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 5 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 3 | 5 | -17% | 58 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 2 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 3 | -60% | 56 |
| Optician | Retail | 2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 64 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 18 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 4 | 6 | 0% | 40 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 6 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 55 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 7 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | +17% | 45 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1 | 1 | -50% | 57 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 18 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 4 | +13% | 45 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 13 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | +44% | 53 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 22 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 16 | 14 | +10% | 53 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 11 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 5 | 1 | +120% | 58 |
| Online store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 4 | 10 | -100% | 64 |
| Electrician | Trades | 14 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 4 | 2 | 0% | 62 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 16 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2 | 1 | +14% | 59 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 57 | 19.3 | 26.6 | 17 | 15 | +27% | 58 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 9 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | -18% | 64 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 24 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 8 | 8 | -8% | 58 |
| Flooring | Trades | 2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3 | 1 | +100% | 63 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 28 | 9.5 | 12.9 | 5 | 8 | -22% | 50 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 5 | 1.7 | 6.9 | 3 | 1 | +150% | 66 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 45 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 28 | 32 | 0% | 43 |
| Taxi | Transport | 47 | 15.9 | 5.7 | 18 | 27 | -23% | 23 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 22 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 9 | 11 | -21% | 44 |