Skærum Sogn (Frederikshavn) - businesses and population

Residents

373

2026

Population, 5 years

-2.6%

10 years: +3.9%

Active places of business

55

147 per 1,000 residents

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

2 / 3

3-yr change -12.7%

Population

Active businesses (all types)

Who lives here

Statistics Denmark · 2026

Children 0-14 13%

Young 15-24 13%

Adults 25-44 26%

Adults 45-64 30%

Seniors 65-79 14%

80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Denmark.

Average age42.7 yrs · Denmark: 42.7

Disposable income per person*DKK 0 · Denmark: DKK 0

Families with children at home*21% · Denmark: 25%

Higher education (adults 15+)27% · Denmark: 37%

Jobs located here*26,830

Commute in / out every day*6,522 / 7,026

Jobs per working resident*0.98 · 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 Skærum Sogn (Frederikshavn).

Survival

Still open after 1 year89% · Denmark: 86%

Still open after 3 years71% · Denmark: 67%

Still open after 5 years54% · Denmark: 49%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 10.4 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)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)2% · Denmark: 9%

Share of the 3 largest operators6% · 55 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)5.36 · Denmark: 13.66

Average age of active businesses18.1 yrs · Denmark: 12.9

Younger than 2 years11% · Denmark: 17%

Older than 10 years59% · Denmark: 46%

An established market: many businesses have been here for years.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)2 · 12 months: 1

Moved away (3 years)3 · 12 months: 0

Net-1

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.

Highest opportunity here

Cleaning services

56

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

Removals & haulage

55

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

Physio, chiro & therapy

54

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

Carpenter & joiner

54

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

Jewellery & watches

52

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

Taxi

51

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

All business types

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Business type	Group	Active	Per 10k	Similar areas	Opened 3 yrs	Closed 3 yrs	Change	Score
Car repair & service	Automotive	1	26.8	19.5	0	0	0%	43
Car dealer	Automotive	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	-100%	50
Courses & tutoring	Education	1	26.8	17.7	1	0	–	50
Physio, chiro & therapy	Health	0	0.0	24.7	0	1	-100%	54
Veterinarian	Health	1	26.8	0.0	0	0	0%	48
Engineering consultancy	Professional services	0	0.0	16.2	0	0	–	49
IT & software services	Professional services	2	53.6	20.2	0	0	0%	48
Design & photography	Professional services	0	0.0	14.1	0	1	-100%	47
Jewellery & watches	Retail	0	0.0	0.0	1	1	–	52
Electronics & phone store	Retail	1	26.8	0.0	0	0	–	49
Toy & hobby shop	Retail	1	26.8	0.0	0	0	0%	48
Carpenter & joiner	Trades	1	26.8	45.9	0	0	0%	54
Painter & decorator	Trades	1	26.8	0.0	0	1	-50%	44
Bricklayer & mason	Trades	2	53.6	21.4	1	1	0%	39
Flooring	Trades	1	26.8	0.0	1	0	–	48
Building contractor	Trades	1	26.8	17.3	0	0	0%	43
Gardener & landscaping	Trades	0	0.0	18.0	0	0	–	48
Cleaning services	Trades	0	0.0	16.1	0	0	–	56
Taxi	Transport	1	26.8	0.0	0	0	0%	51
Removals & haulage	Transport	0	0.0	16.1	0	0	–	55