Town
Hestra (Gislaved)
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
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 Hestra (Gislaved).
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
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
| 2 places |
Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
Moving in and out
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Highest opportunity here
Accountant & bookkeeping
710 today · similar areas would have ~2
Carpenter & joiner
701 today · similar areas would have ~3
Beauty salon & spa
640 today · similar areas would have ~2
Removals & haulage
631 today · similar areas would have ~2
Courses & tutoring
592 today · similar areas would have ~2
Supermarket & convenience store
553 today · similar areas would have ~3
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 2 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 2 | – | – | 50 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 2 | 14.9 | 11.0 | 0 | – | – | 51 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 2 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 0 | – | – | 59 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 2 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 0 | – | – | 39 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 2 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 3 | 22.3 | 20.1 | 3 | – | – | 55 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 1 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 0 | – | – | 68 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 1 | 7.4 | 10.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 1 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 0 | – | – | 48 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 0 | – | – | 64 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 15.7 | 0 | – | – | 71 |
| Architect | Professional services | 1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 5 | 37.2 | 26.6 | 1 | – | – | 27 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 6 | 44.7 | 19.1 | 1 | – | – | 21 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0 | – | – | 62 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 2 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 0 | – | – | 39 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0 | – | – | 62 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 2 | 14.9 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Electrician | Trades | 3 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 0 | – | – | 21 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 1 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 0 | – | – | 53 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 1 | 7.4 | 23.2 | 1 | – | – | 70 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0 | – | – | 63 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0 | – | – | 67 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 6 | 44.7 | 40.0 | 1 | – | – | 46 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0 | – | – | 62 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 1 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 1 | – | – | 53 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 1 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 0 | – | – | 63 |