Trades
Flooring
Gulvlægger
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for flooring in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 6.8 years on average.
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 610 companies.
Competition
| 4 places | |
| 3 places | |
| 3 places | |
| 3 places | |
| 2 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
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.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest flooring
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 7620 Lemvig | 12,811 | 12.5 km |
| 6200 Aabenraa | 28,379 | 7.5 km |
| 6500 Vojens | 13,634 | 7.1 km |
| 6760 Ribe | 14,949 | 6.0 km |
| 9600 Aars | 13,301 | 5.9 km |
| 9310 Vodskov | 10,795 | 5.5 km |
| 3700 Rønne | 17,141 | 4.8 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 4.6 km |
| 8382 Hinnerup | 15,257 | 4.5 km |
| 8620 Kjellerup | 11,602 | 4.4 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Rebild Kommune | 76 |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune | 71 |
| Varde Kommune | 68 |
| Tårnby Kommune | 66 |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune | 64 |
| Skanderborg Kommune | 64 |
| Odder Kommune | 63 |
| Holstebro Kommune | 63 |
| Bornholm Kommune | 63 |
| Vejle Kommune | 62 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Ishøj Kommune | 13 | +44% |
| Brønderslev Kommune | 10 | +43% |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune | 10 | +43% |
| Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune | 11 | +38% |
| Brøndby Kommune | 13 | +30% |
| Solrød Kommune | 9 | +29% |
| Randers Kommune | 21 | +24% |
| Vejle Kommune | 29 | +21% |
| Tårnby Kommune | 12 | +20% |
| Bornholm Kommune | 6 | +20% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Slagelse Kommune | 14 | -33% |
| Hjørring Kommune | 8 | -33% |
| Hørsholm Kommune | 6 | -33% |
| Fredericia Kommune | 6 | -33% |
| Aabenraa Kommune | 4 | -33% |
| Herlev Kommune | 18 | -31% |
| Egedal Kommune | 21 | -25% |
| Favrskov Kommune | 7 | -22% |
| Thisted Kommune | 7 | -22% |
| Mariagerfjord Kommune | 7 | -22% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Albertslund Kommune | 6.4 |
| Gribskov Kommune | 6.4 |
| Lejre Kommune | 5.6 |
| Herlev Kommune | 5.6 |
| Ballerup Kommune | 5.6 |
| Rødovre Kommune | 5.5 |
| Ishøj Kommune | 5.2 |
| Nordfyns Kommune | 4.8 |
| Køge Kommune | 4.7 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 4.6 |
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median gross profit | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 610 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 382k – DKK 2.7m | 71% |
| 2024 | 595 | DKK 950k | DKK 390k – DKK 2.7m | 67% |
| 2023 | 585 | DKK 941k | DKK 379k – DKK 2.8m | 63% |
| 2022 | 576 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 378k – DKK 2.7m | 70% |
| 2021 | 553 | DKK 1.0m | DKK 376k – DKK 3.0m | 69% |
| 2020 | 537 | DKK 946k | DKK 421k – DKK 3.0m | 68% |
| 2019 | 514 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 397k – DKK 3.1m | 66% |
| 2018 | 477 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 388k – DKK 3.2m | 70% |
| 2017 | 280 | DKK 1.2m | DKK 392k – DKK 2.6m | 69% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 526 | 2.7 | -1% |
| Region Midtjylland | 278 | 2.0 | +1% |
| Region Nordjylland | 108 | 1.8 | -1% |
| Region Sjælland | 268 | 3.1 | 0% |
| Region Syddanmark | 247 | 2.0 | +3% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
4333… | Udførelse af gulvbelægninger og vægbeklædning |
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