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Swedish figures: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024. Until there are three years of history, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Town

Storfors

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Residents
1,904
2024
Population, 5 years
–
10 years: –
Active places of business
153
80 per 1,000 residents
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
8 / 4
3-yr change –

Population

1,8401,8601,8801,9001,9202024Residents

Active businesses (all types)

0501001502002024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Businesses

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 19%
Adults 45-64 25%
Seniors 65-79 22%
80 and older 11%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age48.4 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 277k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children21% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)21% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*1,012
Commute in / out every day*345 / 987
Jobs per working resident*0.61 · Sweden: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people in Storfors.

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

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)2

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

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)12% · Sweden: 6%
Share of the 3 largest operators2% · 142 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 1,000 residents (12 months)4.20 · Sweden: 10.54
Average age of active businesses12.3 yrs · Sweden: 11.9
Younger than 2 years11% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years46% · Sweden: 51%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)1 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net+1

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

051015Opened Jan: 1JanOpened Feb: 2Opened Mar: 12MarOpened Apr: 3Opened May: 5MayOpened Jun: 4Opened Jul: 1JulOpened Aug: 2Opened Sep: 6SepOpened Oct: 5Opened Nov: 2NovOpened Dec: 1
Opened

Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.

All business types

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Business typeGroupActivePer 10kSimilar areasOpened 3 yrsClosed 3 yrsChangeScore
Hotel Accommodation 1 5.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Car repair & service Automotive 1 5.3 11.0 0 – – 68
Car dealer Automotive 6 31.5 0.0 2 – – 50
Car parts & motorcycles Automotive 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Courses & tutoring Education 0 0.0 14.4 0 – – 95
Restaurant Food & drink 1 5.3 10.6 0 – – 67
Supermarket & convenience store Groceries 5 26.3 20.1 1 – – 35
Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop Groceries 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Dentist Health 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Doctor & medical clinic Health 1 5.3 5.5 0 – – 51
Physio, chiro & therapy Health 0 0.0 8.2 0 – – 77
Sports facility & club Leisure 1 5.3 10.0 0 – – 65
Hairdresser & barber Personal services 3 15.8 10.4 1 – – 33
Beauty salon & spa Personal services 1 5.3 12.6 0 – – 73
Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) Personal services 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Accountant & bookkeeping Professional services 2 10.5 15.7 0 – – 66
Law firm Professional services 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Bank & insurance Professional services 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Engineering consultancy Professional services 3 15.8 26.6 0 – – 70
IT & software services Professional services 2 10.5 19.1 0 – – 73
Marketing & advertising agency Professional services 0 0.0 5.2 0 – – 67
Design & photography Professional services 1 5.3 10.2 0 – – 65
Staffing & recruitment Professional services 0 0.0 5.0 0 – – 67
Pharmacy & health store Retail 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Cosmetics & perfume store Retail 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Florist, garden & pet shop Retail 2 10.5 0.0 0 – – 50
Furniture & interior store Retail 1 5.3 0.0 1 – – 50
Electronics & phone store Retail 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Sports & bike shop Retail 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Toy & hobby shop Retail 1 5.3 0.0 0 – – 50
Electrician Trades 3 15.8 10.2 0 – – 33
Plumber & heating Trades 8 42.0 8.9 0 – – 33
Carpenter & joiner Trades 4 21.0 23.2 0 – – 55
Painter & decorator Trades 7 36.8 6.2 0 – – 30
Bricklayer & mason Trades 1 5.3 7.2 1 – – 56
Building contractor Trades 10 52.5 40.0 4 – – 34
Gardener & landscaping Trades 0 0.0 5.1 0 – – 67
Cleaning services Trades 4 21.0 9.0 2 – – 22
Removals & haulage Transport 2 10.5 12.7 0 – – 57