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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

Grimstad kommune

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Residents
25,569
2026
Population, 5 years
+7.0%
10 years: +13.4%
Active places of business
3,484
136 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
438 / 0
3-yr change +43.0%

Population

21k22k23k24k25k26k201620182020202220242026Residents

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 13%
Adults 25–49 32%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age40.5 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 677k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children25% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)38% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here10,348
Commute in / out every day3,941 / 5,905
Jobs per working resident0.84 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Grimstad 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 operators2% · 3,377 owners
30 places
29 places
8 places
7 places
7 places

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)17.13 · Norway: 15.83
Average age of active businesses11.3 yrs · Norway: 12.0
Younger than 2 years22% · Norway: 20%
Older than 10 years36% · 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: 236Closed Jan: 0JanOpened Feb: 96Closed Feb: 0Opened Mar: 87Closed Mar: 0MarOpened Apr: 105Closed Apr: 0Opened May: 93Closed May: 0MayOpened Jun: 89Closed Jun: 0Opened Jul: 67Closed Jul: 0JulOpened Aug: 93Closed Aug: 0Opened Sep: 103Closed Sep: 0SepOpened Oct: 119Closed Oct: 0Opened Nov: 113Closed Nov: 0NovOpened Dec: 60Closed 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).

Design & photography28 → 67+139%
Bricklayer & mason5 → 11+120%
Painter & decorator11 → 23+109%
Marketing & advertising agency12 → 25+108%
Furniture & interior store5 → 10+100%
Second-hand & antiques5 → 10+100%
Cleaning services8 → 16+100%
IT & software services53 → 103+94%

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

Taxi

78

9 today · similar areas would have ~30

Car dealer

77

12 today · similar areas would have ~27

Cleaning services

75

16 today · similar areas would have ~29

Furniture & interior store

73

10 today · similar areas would have ~14

Bricklayer & mason

73

11 today · similar areas would have ~16

Law firm

72

6 today · similar areas would have ~8

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Hotel Accommodation 4 1.6 1.5 1 0 +33% 66
B&B & holiday accommodation Accommodation 1 0.4 1.5 0 0 0% 65
Campsite Accommodation 8 3.1 0.7 0 0 0% 46
Car repair & service Automotive 29 11.3 12.6 10 0 +53% 66
Petrol station Automotive 7 2.7 3.2 0 0 0% 58
Car dealer Automotive 12 4.7 10.6 5 0 +71% 77
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 8 3.1 3.5 3 0 +60% 69
Car rental Automotive 1 0.4 1.9 0 0 0% 69
Childcare Education 7 2.7 3.7 0 0 0% 62
Driving school Education 7 2.7 2.9 1 0 +17% 65
Courses & tutoring Education 83 32.5 31.5 34 0 +69% 61
Café, coffee bar or bar Food & drink 1 0.4 0.9 0 0 0% 64
Restaurant Food & drink 39 15.3 17.8 13 0 +50% 64
Pizzeria, grill or takeaway Food & drink 1 0.4 0.4 0 0 0% 57
Catering & canteen Food & drink 10 3.9 6.2 3 0 +43% 68
Bakery Food & drink 15 5.9 3.7 5 0 +50% 53
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 34 13.3 13.3 4 0 +13% 59
Butcher, fishmonger & deli Groceries 7 2.7 2.6 2 0 +40% 64
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 1 0.4 0.7 0 0 0% 62
Dentist Health 17 6.6 10.0 1 0 +6% 66
Doctor & medical clinic Health 57 22.3 25.3 18 0 +46% 67
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 114 44.6 38.6 34 0 +43% 63
Veterinarian Health 8 3.1 2.8 1 0 +14% 58
Home care Health 0 0.0 0.8 0 0 – 69
Gym & fitness centre Leisure 10 3.9 3.1 4 0 +67% 63
Sports facility & club Leisure 40 15.6 14.5 9 0 +29% 57
Cinema & entertainment Leisure 2 0.8 1.3 0 0 0% 61
Travel agency Leisure 8 3.1 3.8 3 0 +60% 69
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 38 14.9 14.0 5 0 +15% 55
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 27 10.6 12.3 11 0 +69% 65
Laundry & dry cleaning Personal services 2 0.8 0.5 0 0 0% 54
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 9 3.5 3.5 4 0 +80% 67
Funeral services Personal services 4 1.6 0.9 0 0 0% 48
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 18 7.0 8.6 4 0 +29% 67
Law firm Professional services 6 2.3 3.1 2 0 +50% 72
Bank & insurance Professional services 3 1.2 1.7 0 0 0% 62
Real estate agent Professional services 4 1.6 1.8 1 0 +33% 69
Architect Professional services 9 3.5 3.0 1 0 +13% 58
Engineering consultancy Professional services 109 42.6 30.7 41 0 +60% 55
IT & software services Professional services 103 40.3 34.2 50 0 +94% 57
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 25 9.8 11.3 13 0 +108% 65
Design & photography Professional services 67 26.2 21.5 39 0 +139% 64
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 10 3.9 5.0 4 0 +67% 71
Clothing store Retail 33 12.9 10.7 14 0 +74% 63
Shoe & leather goods store Retail 4 1.6 1.4 1 0 +33% 66
Pharmacy & health store Retail 6 2.3 2.0 0 0 0% 54
Cosmetics & perfume store Retail 8 3.1 3.5 1 0 +14% 62
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 7 2.7 3.4 0 0 0% 58
Jewellery & watches Retail 4 1.6 1.5 2 0 +100% 67
Optician Retail 6 2.3 1.7 0 0 0% 50
Furniture & interior store Retail 10 3.9 5.6 5 0 +100% 73
Electronics & phone store Retail 8 3.1 2.3 2 0 +33% 60
Hardware & DIY store Retail 18 7.0 3.7 3 0 +20% 49
Books & stationery Retail 1 0.4 1.1 0 0 0% 67
Sports & bike shop Retail 17 6.6 4.2 6 0 +55% 56
Toy & hobby shop Retail 22 8.6 5.5 6 0 +38% 53
Gifts, art & specialty shops Retail 9 3.5 3.0 4 0 +80% 63
Second-hand & antiques Retail 10 3.9 1.9 5 0 +100% 50
Online store Retail 5 2.0 2.5 1 0 +25% 67
Electrician Trades 21 8.2 8.0 3 0 +17% 58
Plumber & heating Trades 22 8.6 10.9 8 0 +57% 70
Carpenter & joiner Trades 32 12.5 17.5 13 0 +68% 71
Painter & decorator Trades 23 9.0 7.5 12 0 +109% 65
Bricklayer & mason Trades 11 4.3 6.1 6 0 +120% 73
Flooring Trades 8 3.1 2.2 0 0 0% 48
Building contractor Trades 235 91.9 63.4 54 0 +30% 52
Gardener & landscaping Trades 11 4.3 3.0 4 0 +57% 59
Cleaning services Trades 16 6.3 11.2 8 0 +100% 75
Taxi Transport 9 3.5 11.9 3 0 +50% 78
Removals & haulage Transport 31 12.1 16.5 11 0 +55% 71

Postcodes and parishes in Grimstad

AreaTypeResidentsPop. 5 yrsBusinessesBusinesses 3 yrsClosed 12 mo.
4870 FevikPostcode 4,951+4.5%442 +47% 0
4885 GrimstadPostcode 4,358+4.9%433 +47% 0
4879 GrimstadPostcode 3,768+8.3%540 +43% 0
4886 GrimstadPostcode 3,557+3.3%494 +41% 0
4876 GrimstadPostcode 2,635+5.8%568 +31% 0
4878 GrimstadPostcode 2,415+6.7%458 +52% 0
4887 GrimstadPostcode 1,747+26.1%241 +46% 0
4877 GrimstadPostcode 1,379+11.8%206 +38% 0
4888 HomborsundPostcode 741+6.3%103 +61% 0
Fjære sogn (Grimstad)Parish 11,699+7.7%1,262 +46% 0
Grimstad sogn (Grimstad)Parish 6,597+6.2%1,187 +39% 0
Landvik sogn (Grimstad)Parish 6,120+7.0%835 +46% 0
Eide sogn (Grimstad)Parish 1,119+4.7%161 +50% 0