Town
Älmsta
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Älmsta.
Survival
Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.
Trouble signs
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
| 4 places |
Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Highest opportunity here
Design & photography
690 today · similar areas would have ~2
Beauty salon & spa
621 today · similar areas would have ~2
IT & software services
562 today · similar areas would have ~3
Supermarket & convenience store
553 today · similar areas would have ~3
Engineering consultancy
454 today · similar areas would have ~4
Hairdresser & barber
363 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 58 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 5 | 33.0 | 11.0 | 2 | – | – | 23 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 2 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 40 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 54 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Driving school | Education | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 58 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 6 | 39.7 | 14.4 | 2 | – | – | 23 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 3 | 19.8 | 10.6 | 1 | – | – | 26 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 48 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 3 | 19.8 | 20.1 | 1 | – | – | 55 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Dentist | Health | 3 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 39 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 2 | 13.2 | 5.5 | 0 | – | – | 43 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 0 | – | – | 69 |
| Home care | Health | 3 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 3 | 19.8 | 10.0 | 1 | – | – | 31 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 2 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 44 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 3 | 19.8 | 10.4 | 2 | – | – | 36 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 1 | 6.6 | 12.6 | 0 | – | – | 62 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 2 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 44 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 8 | 52.9 | 15.7 | 1 | – | – | 15 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 4 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 0 | – | – | 45 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 2 | 13.2 | 19.1 | 1 | – | – | 56 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0 | – | – | 57 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0 | – | – | 69 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 2 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 0 | – | – | 30 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 2 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 42 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 3 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 57 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 47 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 43 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 1 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 54 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 2 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Electrician | Trades | 3 | 19.8 | 10.2 | 1 | – | – | 29 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 5 | 33.0 | 8.9 | 1 | – | – | 32 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 5 | 33.0 | 23.2 | 1 | – | – | 28 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 6 | 39.7 | 6.2 | 0 | – | – | 36 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 1 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 0 | – | – | 52 |
| Flooring | Trades | 3 | 19.8 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 18 | 119.0 | 40.0 | 3 | – | – | 8 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 2 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 1 | – | – | 40 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 1 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 0 | – | – | 60 |
| Taxi | Transport | 2 | 13.2 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 44 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 4 | 26.4 | 12.7 | 1 | – | – | 22 |