Parish
Gødvad Sogn (Silkeborg)
Residents
9,002
2026
Population, 5 years
+11.9%
10 years: +34.9%
Active places of business
1,280
142 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
125 / 80
3-yr change +4.5%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
23%
Young 15-24
12%
Adults 25-44
28%
Adults 45-64
24%
Seniors 65-79
10%
80 and older
3%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age36.9 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home*30% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (adults 15+)39% · Denmark: 37%
Jobs located here*44,527
Commute in / out every day*14,510 / 23,632
Jobs per working resident*0.83 · 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 Gødvad Sogn (Silkeborg).
Survival
Still open after 1 year88% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years72% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years57% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 7.0 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)20 · 25% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)10% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 1,228 owners
| 3 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 places | |
| 2 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)13.89 · Denmark: 13.66
Average age of active businesses12.5 yrs · Denmark: 12.9
Younger than 2 years17% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years44% · Denmark: 46%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)277 · 12 months: 68
Moved away (3 years)322 · 12 months: 101
Net-45
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).
| Courses & tutoring | 12 → 25 | +108% |
| Catering & canteen | 5 → 10 | +100% |
| Doctor & medical clinic | 6 → 11 | +83% |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | 7 → 12 | +71% |
| Cleaning services | 11 → 16 | +45% |
| IT & software services | 36 → 51 | +42% |
| Hairdresser & barber | 5 → 7 | +40% |
| Removals & haulage | 11 → 14 | +27% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Carpenter & joiner | 15 → 11 | -27% | 2 closed |
| Painter & decorator | 10 → 8 | -20% | 1 closed |
| Building contractor | 41 → 36 | -12% | 2 closed |
| Car dealer | 32 → 29 | -9% | 1 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Restaurant
820 today · similar areas would have ~10
Cinema & entertainment
750 today · similar areas would have ~2
Dentist
731 today · similar areas would have ~4
Doctor & medical clinic
7111 today · similar areas would have ~11
Supermarket & convenience store
703 today · similar areas would have ~7
Gym & fitness centre
701 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | – | 69 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 1 | – | 68 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 26 | 28.9 | 8.2 | 8 | 5 | +13% | 50 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 61 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 29 | 32.2 | 5.8 | 3 | 5 | -9% | 35 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 4 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 54 |
| Childcare | Education | 10 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 59 |
| Driving school | Education | 2 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | -33% | 66 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 25 | 27.8 | 21.7 | 10 | 2 | +108% | 65 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 2 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 68 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 2 | 0 | – | 82 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 1 | 1.1 | 6.6 | 1 | 3 | -50% | 69 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 10 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 6 | 2 | +100% | 53 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 3 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2 | 2 | +200% | 51 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 3 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | +50% | 70 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 8 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | +14% | 36 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2 | 3 | -25% | 62 |
| Dentist | Health | 1 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 73 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 11 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 | +83% | 71 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 42 | 46.7 | 39.9 | 13 | 13 | +14% | 54 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | – | 73 |
| Home care | Health | 2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | +100% | 59 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | -50% | 70 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 5 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | -17% | 67 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | – | 75 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 7 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 1 | 2 | +40% | 63 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 9 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 6 | 5 | +13% | 63 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 61 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | – | 67 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 6 | 6.7 | 14.1 | 4 | 3 | -25% | 70 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 1 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | -50% | 65 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 5 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3 | 1 | +25% | 53 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | – | 63 |
| Architect | Professional services | 3 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | -25% | 62 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 19 | 21.1 | 16.3 | 3 | 5 | +6% | 46 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 51 | 56.7 | 46.1 | 20 | 11 | +42% | 58 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 14 | 15.6 | 12.5 | 9 | 9 | +17% | 53 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 9 | 10.0 | 18.5 | 7 | 10 | 0% | 57 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 1 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 67 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 5 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | +67% | 68 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | +100% | 56 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | – | 73 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 2 | -50% | 62 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 5 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | +67% | 55 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2 | 2 | – | 66 |
| Optician | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | – | 64 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 8 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 2 | 2 | -11% | 52 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | +50% | 52 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 2 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | +100% | 55 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 62 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 67 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 12 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 6 | 0 | +71% | 54 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 4 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | +100% | 58 |
| Online store | Retail | 1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1 | 6 | -83% | 60 |
| Electrician | Trades | 7 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | +17% | 54 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 6 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 52 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 11 | 12.2 | 19.7 | 5 | 9 | -27% | 57 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 8 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 2 | 1 | -20% | 61 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 14 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 2 | 1 | +17% | 44 |
| Flooring | Trades | 5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 2 | -17% | 44 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 36 | 40.0 | 9.7 | 13 | 4 | -12% | 48 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 5 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | +400% | 57 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 16 | 17.8 | 15.3 | 9 | 5 | +45% | 68 |
| Taxi | Transport | 5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 57 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 14 | 15.6 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | +27% | 47 |