Municipality
Norddjurs Kommune
Residents
36,355
2026
Population, 5 years
-1.7%
10 years: -4.4%
Active places of business
5,097
140 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
407 / 422
3-yr change -1.4%
Population
Active businesses (all types)
Who lives here
Statistics Denmark · 2026
Children 0-14
13%
Young 15-24
11%
Adults 25-44
20%
Adults 45-64
28%
Seniors 65-79
21%
80 and older
8%
The line marks the average for Denmark.
Average age46.6 yrs · Denmark: 42.7
Disposable income per personDKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0
Families with children at home21% · Denmark: 25%
Higher education (age 25–64)26% · Denmark: 47%
Jobs located here15,782
Commute in / out every day4,095 / 6,398
Jobs per working resident0.87 · Denmark: 1.00
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Norddjurs Kommune.
Survival
Still open after 1 year86% · Denmark: 86%
Still open after 3 years70% · Denmark: 67%
Still open after 5 years51% · Denmark: 49%
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 9.3 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)113 · 27% of all closures
Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.
Competition
Run by chains (3+ places)12% · Denmark: 9%
Share of the 3 largest operators1% · 4,635 owners
| 8 places | |
| 8 places | |
| 7 places | |
| 7 places | |
| 7 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)11.20 · Denmark: 13.81
Average age of active businesses15.5 yrs · Denmark: 13.1
Younger than 2 years14% · Denmark: 17%
Older than 10 years52% · Denmark: 45%
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
Moving in and out
Moved here (3 years)7 · 12 months: 2
Moved away (3 years)7 · 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.
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).
| Taxi | 17 → 26 | +53% |
| Restaurant | 50 → 66 | +32% |
| Staffing & recruitment | 14 → 18 | +29% |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | 28 → 36 | +29% |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | 16 → 20 | +25% |
| Travel agency | 5 → 6 | +20% |
| Real estate agent | 13 → 15 | +15% |
| IT & software services | 66 → 76 | +15% |
Declining here
Business types shrinking the most over 3 years, with closures in the last 12 months.
| Online store | 9 → 1 | -89% | 2 closed |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | 16 → 11 | -31% | 3 closed |
| Hotel | 14 → 10 | -29% | 1 closed |
| Bakery | 14 → 10 | -29% | 1 closed |
| Removals & haulage | 60 → 47 | -22% | 3 closed |
| Architect | 10 → 8 | -20% | 1 closed |
| Sports & bike shop | 25 → 20 | -20% | 3 closed |
| Hairdresser & barber | 45 → 37 | -18% | 5 closed |
Highest opportunity here
Optician
604 today · similar areas would have ~5
Real estate agent
5915 today · similar areas would have ~17
IT & software services
5976 today · similar areas would have ~97
Catering & canteen
5720 today · similar areas would have ~26
Shoe & leather goods store
572 today · similar areas would have ~3
Beauty salon & spa
5542 today · similar areas would have ~41
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 | 10 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | -29% | 33 |
| B&B & holiday accommodation | Accommodation | 20 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 7 | 3 | +25% | 30 |
| Campsite | Accommodation | 9 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2 | 2 | 0% | 34 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 65 | 17.9 | 18.4 | 11 | 16 | -7% | 45 |
| Petrol station | Automotive | 10 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 32 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 20 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 6 | 9 | -13% | 36 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 16 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 6 | -16% | 20 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | +67% | 46 |
| Childcare | Education | 52 | 14.3 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 43 |
| Driving school | Education | 16 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4 | 5 | -6% | 34 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 51 | 14.0 | 19.6 | 20 | 27 | -12% | 34 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 27 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 11 | 10 | +4% | 26 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 66 | 18.2 | 12.0 | 33 | 17 | +32% | 43 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 40 | 11.0 | 6.5 | 27 | 23 | +11% | 36 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 20 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 7 | 5 | +11% | 57 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 10 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 5 | -29% | 34 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 36 | 9.9 | 8.4 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 36 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 11 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3 | 8 | -31% | 32 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 11 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2 | 1 | +10% | 54 |
| Dentist | Health | 19 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | -10% | 28 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 28 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 47 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 101 | 27.8 | 37.1 | 32 | 41 | -8% | 36 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 9 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 47 |
| Home care | Health | 6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 3 | 4 | -14% | 32 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 | 3 | -11% | 29 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 51 | 14.0 | 11.4 | 8 | 3 | +11% | 52 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 14 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3 | 4 | -7% | 30 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | +20% | 44 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 37 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 7 | 15 | -18% | 31 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 42 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 23 | 18 | +14% | 55 |
| Laundry & dry cleaning | Personal services | 3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 41 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 20 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 5 | 9 | -17% | 32 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | +25% | 42 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 46 | 12.7 | 14.4 | 7 | 10 | -6% | 34 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 13 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 3 | 0% | 33 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 4 | 3 | +13% | 47 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 15 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | +15% | 59 |
| Architect | Professional services | 8 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1 | 3 | -20% | 40 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 45 | 12.4 | 14.4 | 17 | 16 | +2% | 33 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 76 | 20.9 | 26.7 | 29 | 19 | +15% | 59 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 26 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 15 | 19 | -13% | 35 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 51 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 12 | 20 | -14% | 40 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 18 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | +29% | 43 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 36 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 13 | 19 | -14% | 30 |
| Shoe & leather goods store | Retail | 2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 57 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 5 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 51 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1 | 2 | -17% | 43 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 24 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 7 | 7 | 0% | 40 |
| Jewellery & watches | Retail | 3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | -25% | 45 |
| Optician | Retail | 4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | +33% | 60 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 27 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 5 | 10 | -16% | 33 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 11 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | -15% | 36 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 10 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | +11% | 48 |
| Books & stationery | Retail | 1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | -67% | 39 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 20 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4 | 9 | -20% | 31 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 17 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 6 | 6 | 0% | 37 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 36 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 18 | 10 | +29% | 52 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 15 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5 | 8 | -17% | 31 |
| Online store | Retail | 1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5 | 13 | -89% | 39 |
| Electrician | Trades | 26 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 4 | 6 | -7% | 35 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 23 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 7 | 6 | +5% | 44 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 146 | 40.2 | 36.0 | 45 | 36 | +7% | 47 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 28 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9 | 8 | +4% | 52 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 69 | 19.0 | 17.8 | 21 | 25 | -5% | 47 |
| Flooring | Trades | 4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | -20% | 51 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 60 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 14 | 23 | -13% | 29 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 48 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 15 | 16 | -2% | 35 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 60 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 36 | 33 | +5% | 50 |
| Taxi | Transport | 26 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 13 | 4 | +53% | 43 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 47 | 12.9 | 10.8 | 6 | 19 | -22% | 31 |
Postcodes and parishes in Norddjurs
| Area | Type | Residents | Pop. 5 yrs | Businesses | Businesses 3 yrs | Closed 12 mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8500 Grenaa | Postcode | 17,867 | -1.9% | 2,326 | -1% | 190 |
| 8961 Allingåbro | Postcode | 4,145 | -0.8% | 576 | -2% | 47 |
| 8950 Ørsted | Postcode | 2,816 | -7.6% | 401 | +1% | 34 |
| 8585 Glesborg | Postcode | 2,708 | -1.5% | 462 | 0% | 39 |
| 8586 Ørum Djurs | Postcode | 1,772 | -4.6% | 283 | -7% | 22 |
| 8592 Anholt | Postcode | 131 | -3.7% | 87 | +10% | 4 |
| Grenaa Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 12,957 | -1.8% | 1,438 | -1% | 120 |
| Auning Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 3,660 | +16.3% | 408 | -4% | 39 |
| Vejlby Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 1,906 | -0.5% | 210 | -4% | 21 |
| Ørsted Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 1,831 | -6.3% | 238 | +1% | 22 |
| Ålsø Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 1,830 | -1.9% | 290 | -1% | 22 |
| Lyngby-Albøge Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 1,662 | – | 267 | +3% | 22 |
| Ørum Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 1,213 | -5.3% | 189 | -5% | 10 |
| Vivild Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 1,094 | -0.6% | 136 | -2% | 14 |
| Glesborg Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 991 | +2.8% | 146 | +4% | 10 |
| Hemmed Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 870 | -4.9% | 153 | -8% | 13 |
| Nørager Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 708 | +0.4% | 134 | -5% | 5 |
| Fjellerup Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 655 | -6.6% | 115 | +5% | 11 |
| Gjesing Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 652 | -3.8% | 67 | -6% | 4 |
| Voldby Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 632 | -1.7% | 101 | -1% | 8 |
| Gjerrild Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 578 | -2.9% | 97 | -1% | 8 |
| Øster Alling Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 493 | -3.9% | 70 | -5% | 11 |
| Ginnerup Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 465 | -7.2% | 89 | -1% | 14 |
| Stenvad Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 461 | -5.7% | 85 | -11% | 8 |
| Fausing Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 417 | -27.0% | 95 | +4% | 8 |
| Holbæk Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 362 | -4.7% | 44 | +13% | 6 |
| Rimsø Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 276 | -4.5% | 55 | +6% | 4 |
| Estruplund Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 262 | -10.0% | 58 | +4% | 3 |
| Hammelev Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 259 | -3.0% | 50 | -6% | 3 |
| Kastbjerg Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 231 | -4.6% | 45 | 0% | 4 |
| Homå Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 220 | -15.1% | 56 | -2% | 4 |
| Enslev Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 217 | -2.7% | 30 | -6% | 2 |
| Vejlby Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 216 | +8.5% | 58 | +23% | 1 |
| Udby Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 188 | -5.1% | 25 | -11% | 3 |
| Voer Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 186 | -8.8% | 32 | -3% | 0 |
| Veggerslev Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 183 | -2.1% | 27 | -10% | 3 |
| Hoed Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 160 | -15.8% | 42 | +14% | 1 |
| Villersø Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 151 | -7.4% | 27 | -7% | 3 |
| Vester Alling Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 131 | -6.4% | 34 | -13% | 5 |
| Anholt Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 131 | -6.4% | 84 | +11% | 4 |
| Karlby Sogn (Norddjurs) | Parish | 91 | -6.2% | 17 | -11% | 2 |