Neighbourhood
Valbo (Gävle)
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 Valbo (Gävle).
Survival
Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
Competition
| 3 places |
Public bodies (municipalities, regions, the state, the church) are left out of this list.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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 4 October 2026.
Highest opportunity here
Clothing store
710 today · similar areas would have ~3
Staffing & recruitment
700 today · similar areas would have ~4
Cleaning services
632 today · similar areas would have ~6
Gardener & landscaping
580 today · similar areas would have ~2
IT & software services
568 today · similar areas would have ~22
Courses & tutoring
556 today · similar areas would have ~12
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 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0 | – | – | 40 |
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 5 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 2 | – | – | 21 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 3 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 0 | – | – | 36 |
| Car parts & motorcycles | Automotive | 1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | – | – | 27 |
| Car rental | Automotive | 1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 43 |
| Driving school | Education | 1 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0 | – | – | 31 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 6 | 11.0 | 22.6 | 2 | – | – | 55 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 5 | 9.2 | 14.6 | 1 | – | – | 49 |
| Pizzeria, grill or takeaway | Food & drink | 3 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1 | – | – | 25 |
| Catering & canteen | Food & drink | 4 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 1 | – | – | 25 |
| Bakery | Food & drink | 1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0 | – | – | 42 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 6 | 11.0 | 20.1 | 2 | – | – | 49 |
| Butcher, fishmonger & deli | Groceries | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | – | – | 39 |
| Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop | Groceries | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0 | – | – | 41 |
| Dentist | Health | 2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0 | – | – | 39 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 5 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 0 | – | – | 40 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 2 | 3.7 | 12.2 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Veterinarian | Health | 1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 36 |
| Home care | Health | 1 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Gym & fitness centre | Leisure | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0 | – | – | 48 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 7 | 12.9 | 8.1 | 2 | – | – | 28 |
| Cinema & entertainment | Leisure | 1 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0 | – | – | 40 |
| Travel agency | Leisure | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0 | – | – | 44 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 5 | 9.2 | 11.3 | 1 | – | – | 41 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 7 | 12.9 | 16.8 | 1 | – | – | 47 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0 | – | – | 52 |
| Funeral services | Personal services | 2 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 30 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 5 | 9.2 | 21.1 | 0 | – | – | 51 |
| Law firm | Professional services | 1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1 | – | – | 42 |
| Real estate agent | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 0 | – | – | 49 |
| Architect | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0 | – | – | 49 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 12 | 22.1 | 33.2 | 2 | – | – | 51 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 8 | 14.7 | 40.5 | 2 | – | – | 56 |
| Marketing & advertising agency | Professional services | 7 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 0 | – | – | 28 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 6 | 11.0 | 15.7 | 1 | – | – | 48 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0 | – | – | 70 |
| Clothing store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0 | – | – | 71 |
| Pharmacy & health store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – | 42 |
| Cosmetics & perfume store | Retail | 1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0 | – | – | 31 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | – | – | 39 |
| Furniture & interior store | Retail | 1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 0 | – | – | 47 |
| Electronics & phone store | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0 | – | – | 43 |
| Hardware & DIY store | Retail | 1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1 | – | – | 31 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0 | – | – | 38 |
| Toy & hobby shop | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | – | – | 41 |
| Gifts, art & specialty shops | Retail | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | – | – | 41 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 4 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 2 | – | – | 26 |
| Electrician | Trades | 4 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 2 | – | – | 48 |
| Plumber & heating | Trades | 6 | 11.0 | 5.7 | 1 | – | – | 13 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 11 | 20.2 | 14.8 | 3 | – | – | 31 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 2 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1 | – | – | 46 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 6 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 1 | – | – | 13 |
| Flooring | Trades | 3 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 0 | – | – | 30 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 14 | 25.7 | 22.1 | 6 | – | – | 31 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0 | – | – | 58 |
| Cleaning services | Trades | 2 | 3.7 | 11.3 | 1 | – | – | 63 |
| Taxi | Transport | 2 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 2 | – | – | 53 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 1 | – | – | 37 |