Arup Sogn (Thisted) - businesses and population

Residents

252

2026

Population, 5 years

-6.3%

10 years: -14.0%

Active places of business

57

226 per 1,000 residents

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

8 / 6

3-yr change -1.7%

Population

Active businesses (all types)

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026

Children 0-14 8%

Young 15-24 7%

Adults 25-44 11%

Adults 45-64 32%

Seniors 65-79 30%

80 and older 12%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age56.5 yrs · Denmark: 42.7

Disposable income per person*DKK 253k · Denmark: DKK 288k

Families with children at home*24% · Denmark: 25%

Higher education (adults 15+)24% · Denmark: 37%

Jobs located here*21,895

Commute in / out every day*3,655 / 3,224

Jobs per working resident*1.02 · 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 Arup Sogn (Thisted).

Survival

Still open after 1 year91% · Denmark: 86%

Still open after 3 years74% · Denmark: 67%

Still open after 5 years59% · Denmark: 49%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 10.5 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)2 · 33% of all closures

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)4% · Denmark: 9%

Share of the 3 largest operators5% · 57 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)31.75 · Denmark: 13.44

Average age of active businesses20.3 yrs · Denmark: 13.1

Younger than 2 years18% · Denmark: 17%

Older than 10 years60% · Denmark: 46%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

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

OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Highest opportunity here

Taxi

61

2 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Car repair & service

58

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Bricklayer & mason

58

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Carpenter & joiner

50

1 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area

Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop

48

1 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

Cleaning services

47

3 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area

All business types

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Business type	Group	Active	Per 10k	Similar areas	Opened 3 yrs	Closed 3 yrs	Change	Score
Car repair & service	Automotive	1	39.7	0.0	1	0	–	58
Supermarket & convenience store	Groceries	1	39.7	0.0	0	0	0%	43
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop	Groceries	1	39.7	0.0	0	0	0%	48
Physio, chiro & therapy	Health	0	0.0	27.2	0	0	–	43
Cinema & entertainment	Leisure	1	39.7	0.0	0	0	0%	46
Accountant & bookkeeping	Professional services	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	-100%	29
Engineering consultancy	Professional services	1	39.7	0.0	0	0	0%	44
Marketing & advertising agency	Professional services	1	39.7	0.0	1	1	0%	41
Furniture & interior store	Retail	1	39.7	0.0	0	0	0%	46
Gifts, art & specialty shops	Retail	1	39.7	0.0	0	0	0%	46
Carpenter & joiner	Trades	1	39.7	41.7	0	0	0%	50
Bricklayer & mason	Trades	1	39.7	0.0	1	0	–	58
Gardener & landscaping	Trades	1	39.7	0.0	0	0	0%	46
Cleaning services	Trades	3	119.0	0.0	1	1	0%	47
Taxi	Transport	2	79.4	0.0	1	0	+100%	61