Town
Västra Karup
Population
Active businesses (all types)
This line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
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 Västra Karup.
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
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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
Florist, garden & pet shop
591 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area
Gardener & landscaping
581 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area
Accountant & bookkeeping
520 today · similar areas would have ~1 · small area
Car dealer
501 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area
Café, coffee bar or bar
502 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area
Home care
501 today · similar areas would have ~0 · small area
All business types
Click a column to sort| Business type | Group | Active | Per 10k | Similar areas | Opened 3 yrs | Closed 3 yrs | Change | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car repair & service | Automotive | 2 | 33.1 | 12.8 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Car dealer | Automotive | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Courses & tutoring | Education | 4 | 66.2 | 15.6 | 1 | – | – | 40 |
| Café, coffee bar or bar | Food & drink | 2 | 33.1 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Restaurant | Food & drink | 6 | 99.3 | 12.3 | 2 | – | – | 48 |
| Supermarket & convenience store | Groceries | 2 | 33.1 | 18.5 | 0 | – | – | 41 |
| Doctor & medical clinic | Health | 3 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 48 |
| Physio, chiro & therapy | Health | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 49 |
| Home care | Health | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 50 |
| Sports facility & club | Leisure | 2 | 33.1 | 12.2 | 0 | – | – | 43 |
| Hairdresser & barber | Personal services | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 49 |
| Beauty salon & spa | Personal services | 1 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Repairs (electronics, shoes, watches) | Personal services | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Accountant & bookkeeping | Professional services | 0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 0 | – | – | 52 |
| Bank & insurance | Professional services | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Engineering consultancy | Professional services | 3 | 49.7 | 28.4 | 0 | – | – | 33 |
| IT & software services | Professional services | 2 | 33.1 | 20.3 | 1 | – | – | 31 |
| Design & photography | Professional services | 1 | 16.6 | 11.4 | 0 | – | – | 37 |
| Staffing & recruitment | Professional services | 2 | 33.1 | 0.0 | 2 | – | – | 50 |
| Florist, garden & pet shop | Retail | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 59 |
| Sports & bike shop | Retail | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Second-hand & antiques | Retail | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 50 |
| Electrician | Trades | 1 | 16.6 | 13.4 | 0 | – | – | 46 |
| Carpenter & joiner | Trades | 6 | 99.3 | 26.4 | 1 | – | – | 30 |
| Painter & decorator | Trades | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 0 | – | – | 39 |
| Bricklayer & mason | Trades | 3 | 49.7 | 11.6 | 2 | – | – | 35 |
| Building contractor | Trades | 10 | 165.6 | 48.4 | 2 | – | – | 12 |
| Gardener & landscaping | Trades | 1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | 1 | – | – | 58 |
| Removals & haulage | Transport | 2 | 33.1 | 15.8 | 0 | – | – | 42 |