Company form
All
Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Municipality

Alver kommune

Rank business types here →
Residents
30,285
2026
Population, 5 years
+3.2%
10 years: +6.3%
Active places of business
3,815
126 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
388 / 0
3-yr change +38.8%

Population

27k28k29k30k31k201620182020202220242026Residents

Active businesses (all types)

1,0002,0003,0004,0002014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 30%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 14%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age42.0 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 754k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children27% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)28% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here11,490
Commute in / out every day2,733 / 6,190
Jobs per working resident0.77 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Alver kommune.

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)6% · Norway: 8%
Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 3,671 owners
48 places
41 places
11 places
6 places
6 places

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)12.81 · Norway: 15.83
Average age of active businesses12.6 yrs · Norway: 12.0
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 20%
Older than 10 years39% · Norway: 37%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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

0100200300Opened Jan: 267Closed Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 96Closed Feb: 0Opened Mar: 118Closed Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 79Closed Apr: 0Opened May: 110Closed May: 0MayOpened Jun: 93Closed Jun: 0Opened Jul: 95Closed Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 105Closed Aug: 0Opened Sep: 133Closed Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 122Closed Oct: 0Opened Nov: 107Closed Nov: 0NovOpened Dec: 74Closed Dec: 0
OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Growing here

Business types with the biggest 3-year increase (at least 5 businesses three years ago).

Marketing & advertising agency7 → 23+229%
Gifts, art & specialty shops5 → 11+120%
Clothing store11 → 23+109%
Beauty salon & spa20 → 39+95%
Courses & tutoring38 → 73+92%
Furniture & interior store6 → 11+83%
Car rental5 → 9+80%
Painter & decorator8 → 14+75%

Declining here

Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.

No business type is shrinking noticeably.

Highest opportunity here

Law firm

75

1 today · similar areas would have ~10

Electronics & phone store

72

2 today · similar areas would have ~7

Restaurant

70

15 today · similar areas would have ~54

Café, coffee bar or bar

69

1 today · similar areas would have ~3

Second-hand & antiques

69

3 today · similar areas would have ~6

Travel agency

68

7 today · similar areas would have ~11

All business types

Click a column to sort
Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Hotel Accommodation 2 0.7 1.5 0 0 0% 59
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 10 3.3 1.5 6 0 +150% 44
Campsite Accommodation 8 2.6 0.7 0 0 0% 38
Car repair & service Automotive 37 12.2 12.6 13 0 +54% 58
Petrol station Automotive 13 4.3 3.2 1 0 +8% 51
Car dealer Automotive 11 3.6 10.6 1 0 +10% 62
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 12 4.0 3.5 4 0 +50% 58
Car rental Automotive 9 3.0 1.9 4 0 +80% 50
Childcare Education 16 5.3 3.7 1 0 +7% 52
Driving school Education 8 2.6 2.9 2 0 +33% 61
Courses & tutoring Education 73 24.1 31.5 35 0 +92% 63
Café, coffee bar or bar Food & drink 1 0.3 0.9 1 0 – 69
Restaurant Food & drink 15 5.0 17.8 6 0 +67% 70
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 1 0.3 0.4 0 0 0% 51
Catering & canteen Food & drink 14 4.6 6.2 4 0 +40% 59
Bakery Food & drink 8 2.6 3.7 8 0 – 67
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 36 11.9 13.3 5 0 +16% 55
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 10 3.3 2.6 3 0 +43% 54
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 2 0.7 0.7 0 0 0% 52
Dentist Health 24 7.9 10.0 6 0 +33% 63
Doctor & medical clinic Health 49 16.2 25.3 10 0 +26% 58
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 92 30.4 38.6 25 0 +37% 61
Veterinarian Health 8 2.6 2.8 1 0 +14% 55
Home care Health 2 0.7 0.8 1 0 +100% 62
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 8 2.6 3.1 3 0 +60% 63
Sports facility & club Leisure 33 10.9 14.5 9 0 +38% 61
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 5 1.7 1.3 1 0 +25% 49
Travel agency Leisure 7 2.3 3.8 5 0 +250% 68
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 34 11.2 14.0 7 0 +26% 56
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 39 12.9 12.3 19 0 +95% 57
Laundry & dry cleaning Personal services 1 0.3 0.5 0 0 0% 54
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 9 3.0 3.5 3 0 +50% 60
Funeral services Personal services 4 1.3 0.9 1 0 +33% 53
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 17 5.6 8.6 3 0 +21% 61
Law firm Professional services 1 0.3 3.1 1 0 – 75
Bank & insurance Professional services 3 1.0 1.7 0 0 0% 57
Real estate agent Professional services 3 1.0 1.8 0 0 0% 58
Architect Professional services 6 2.0 3.0 1 0 +20% 60
Engineering consultancy Professional services 90 29.7 30.7 31 0 +53% 54
IT & software services Professional services 51 16.8 34.2 21 0 +70% 60
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 23 7.6 11.3 16 0 +229% 67
Design & photography Professional services 56 18.5 21.5 22 0 +65% 53
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 16 5.3 5.0 3 0 +23% 52
Clothing store Retail 23 7.6 10.7 12 0 +109% 66
Shoe & leather goods store Retail 3 1.0 1.4 1 0 +50% 66
Pharmacy & health store Retail 6 2.0 2.0 0 0 0% 50
Cosmetics & perfume store Retail 15 5.0 3.5 5 0 +50% 50
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 7 2.3 3.4 3 0 +75% 67
Jewellery & watches Retail 1 0.3 1.5 0 0 0% 63
Optician Retail 5 1.7 1.7 0 0 0% 50
Furniture & interior store Retail 11 3.6 5.6 5 0 +83% 67
Electronics & phone store Retail 2 0.7 2.3 1 0 +100% 72
Hardware & DIY store Retail 13 4.3 3.7 1 0 +8% 53
Books & stationery Retail 2 0.7 1.1 0 0 0% 57
Sports & bike shop Retail 10 3.3 4.2 2 0 +25% 59
Toy & hobby shop Retail 10 3.3 5.5 3 0 +43% 64
Gifts, art & specialty shops Retail 11 3.6 3.0 6 0 +120% 57
Second-hand & antiques Retail 3 1.0 1.9 3 0 – 69
Online store Retail 1 0.3 2.5 0 0 0% 64
Electrician Trades 18 5.9 8.0 5 0 +38% 63
Plumber & heating Trades 38 12.5 10.9 7 0 +23% 49
Carpenter & joiner Trades 41 13.5 17.5 10 0 +32% 53
Painter & decorator Trades 14 4.6 7.5 6 0 +75% 67
Bricklayer & mason Trades 31 10.2 6.1 7 0 +29% 42
Flooring Trades 4 1.3 2.2 2 0 +100% 67
Building contractor Trades 313 103.4 63.4 77 0 +33% 44
Gardener & landscaping Trades 7 2.3 3.0 2 0 +40% 63
Cleaning services Trades 24 7.9 11.2 7 0 +41% 58
Taxi Transport 35 11.6 11.9 9 0 +35% 57
Removals & haulage Transport 58 19.2 16.5 19 0 +49% 55

Postcodes and parishes in Alver

AreaTypeResidentsPop. 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrsClosed 12 mo.
5918 FrekhaugPostcode 5,221+5.9%540 +60% 0
5911 AlversundPostcode 3,607+4.0%341 +43% 0
5914 IsdalstøPostcode 2,784+8.8%476 +30% 0
5955 LindåsPostcode 2,652+5.4%267 +50% 0
5936 MangerPostcode 2,417-2.5%339 +26% 0
5919 FrekhaugPostcode 2,401+0.3%282 +43% 0
5915 HjelmåsPostcode 1,518+5.5%157 +43% 0
5912 SeimPostcode 1,505+4.5%223 +34% 0
5938 SæbøvågenPostcode 1,173-0.5%160 +36% 0
5913 EikangervågPostcode 1,132+2.7%164 +41% 0
5916 IsdalstøPostcode 1,113+9.8%165 +53% 0
5993 OstereidetPostcode 1,079-0.1%148 +38% 0
5917 RosslandPostcode 955-2.1%110 +47% 0
5937 BøvågenPostcode 840+1.7%109 +12% 0
5939 SlettaPostcode 562-2.1%70 +32% 0
5957 MykingPostcode 510-4.5%69 +28% 0
5956 HundvinPostcode 507-1.6%86 +34% 0
5954 MongstadPostcode 148+0.7%95 +14% 0
5994 VikanesPostcode 130+0.8%34 +36% 0
Knarvik sogn (Alver)Parish 9,004+6.2%1,178 +38% 0
Meland sogn (Alver)Parish 8,577+3.3%905 +55% 0
Radøy sogn (Alver)Parish 4,990-1.3%636 +28% 0
Lindås sogn (Alver)Parish 4,264+2.5%492 +41% 0
Osterfjorden sogn (Alver)Parish 3,403+3.0%430 +45% 0