Bäckhammar - businesses and population

Residents

281

2024

Population, 5 years

–

10 years: –

Active places of business

11

39 per 1,000 residents

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

0 / 0

3-yr change –

Population

Active businesses (all types)

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026

Children 0-14 14%

Young 15-24 8%

Adults 25-44 18%

Adults 45-64 27%

Seniors 65-79 25%

80 and older 9%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age49.1 yrs · Sweden: 42.3

Average net income per person (20+)SEK 313k · Sweden: SEK 367k

Households with children21% · Sweden: 29%

Post-secondary education (age 25–65)32% · Sweden: 50%

Jobs located here*9,341

Commute in / out every day*2,242 / 3,599

Jobs per working resident*0.87 · Sweden: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Bäckhammar.

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

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)18% · Sweden: 6%

Share of the 3 largest operators27% · 10 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Sweden: 10.54

Average age of active businesses19.3 yrs · Sweden: 11.9

Younger than 2 years10% · Sweden: 15%

Older than 10 years50% · Sweden: 51%

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. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.

Highest opportunity here

Carpenter & joiner

63

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

Building contractor

59

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

Accountant & bookkeeping

54

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

Petrol station

50

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

Supermarket & convenience store

40

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

Engineering consultancy

40

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

All business types

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Business type	Group	Active	Per 10k	Similar areas	Closed 3 yrs	Change	Score
Petrol station	Automotive	1	35.6	0.0	–	–	50
Supermarket & convenience store	Groceries	1	35.6	0.0	–	–	40
Accountant & bookkeeping	Professional services	1	35.6	0.0	–	–	54
Engineering consultancy	Professional services	2	71.2	37.2	–	–	40
Carpenter & joiner	Trades	0	0.0	35.0	–	–	63
Building contractor	Trades	1	35.6	49.9	–	–	59