Bakery in Borås
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (59/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 16 active businesses in the category “Bakery” in Borås - 2.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 2.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 20.
In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Bakery in Borås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Borås kommun), from 10 companies. 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.
| Borås | Sweden | Borås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 30% | 37% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 10% | 8% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 10% | 21% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 45% | 39% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.2m | SEK 1.1m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 548k | SEK 433k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 6% | 5% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BoråsThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Borås kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for bakery in Borås.
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.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Borås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
16 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Värmlandsgatan 27 C Lgh 1303, 504 37 Borås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Guldbrandsgatan 8 Lgh 1404, 507 64 Borås | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västerlånggatan 35, 503 35 Borås | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Fristadsvägen 53 Lgh 1201, 506 42 Borås | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Folkungagatan 27 B Lgh 1002, 506 35 Borås | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ålgårdsvägen 4, 506 30 Borås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norrby Tvärgata 13, 504 37 Borås | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dammkullevägen 36, 507 32 Brämhult | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Källbäcksrydsgatan 2, 507 42 Borås | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västerlånggatan 35, 503 35 Borås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Guldbrandsgatan 20, 507 64 Borås | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vindelgatan 37, 504 65 Borås | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Österlånggatan 40, 503 37 Borås | 2004 |
| · Knalleland Café AB · Aktiebolag | Bergslenagatan 8, 506 30 Borås | 2003 |
| · Enskild firma | Karlsbergsgatan 1, 504 60 Borås | 2002 |
| · Hemmakväll AB · chain | Allégatan 61, 503 37 Borås | 1993 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Värmlandsgatan 27 C Lgh 1303, 504 37 Borås | Oct 2026 |
Guldbrandsgatan 8 Lgh 1404, 507 64 Borås | Aug 2026 |
Västerlånggatan 35, 503 35 Borås | May 2025 |
Fristadsvägen 53 Lgh 1201, 506 42 Borås | Apr 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Växjö | 74,052 | 25 | 3.4 | 43 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 27 | 3.7 | 44 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 33 | 4.2 | 37 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 18 | 2.5 | 43 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 22 | 3.1 | 39 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 20 | 2.9 | 47 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for bakery.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fristad Town | 1 | 1.6 | 60 |
Population of Borås
Statistics SwedenWho 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.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 12.11.2026.