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Building contractor in 3577 Hovet

Postcode · 473 residents
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12of 100

Opportunity score

Too small to judge

Low confidence

The area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.

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Why this score (12/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth21weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend35weak

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

Active now
15
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
317.1
similar areas 103.1 · Norway 72.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
4 opened – closed
last 12 months: 2 opened, – closed
Population
473
-1.9% in 5 years

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 15 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in 3577 Hovet - 317.1 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 103.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.

In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 473 and has shrunk 1.9% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Building contractor in 3577 Hovet against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Hol kommune), from 58 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

HovetNorwayHovet NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 43% 45% About the same
Companies with negative equity 17% 20% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 29% 28% About the same
Median equity ratio 32% 31% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

3577 Hovet

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 12017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 22019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 22022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 2Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Hol kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.9m
58 companies filed
Profitable
57%
revenue trend -0.1%
05.0m10m15m20m20172019202120232025Hol kommuneNorway
Hol kommuneNorway

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for building contractor in 3577 Hovet.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators20% · 15 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)42.28 · Norway: 6.53
Average age of active businesses13.5 yrs · Norway: 11.5
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 17%
Older than 10 years33% · Norway: 41%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

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

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

15 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Konkursbo Håkonsetgutu 4, 3577 Hovet 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Sudndalen 211, 3577 Hovet 2026
· Aksjeselskap Sudndalen 211, 3577 Hovet 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hovsvegen 99, 3577 Hovet 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hovsvegen 299, 3577 Hovet 2022
Håkonsetgutu 4, 3577 Hovet 2022
· Enkeltpersonforetak Lyngvegen 6, 3577 Hovet 2020
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hovsvegen 258, 3577 Hovet 2019
· Enkeltpersonforetak Håkonsetgutu 4, 3577 Hovet 2019
· Enkeltpersonforetak Nylendvegen 9, 3577 Hovet 2017
· Aksjeselskap Augunsetvegen 3, 3577 Hovet 2011
· Aksjeselskap 2009
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hovsvegen 140, 3577 Hovet 2008
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hovsvegen 381, 3577 Hovet 1973
· Aksjeselskap 1972

Recently opened


Håkonsetgutu 4, 3577 Hovet
Apr 2026

Sudndalen 211, 3577 Hovet
Mar 2026

Sudndalen 211, 3577 Hovet
May 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
6639 Torvikbukt473484.664
5763 Skare47321444.017
6717 Flatraket472484.746
2364 Næroset47412253.215
8519 Narvik4727148.340
0863 Oslo47400.089

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
3580 Geilo Postcode58177.926

Population of Hovet

Statistics Norway
4404604805005202016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 13%
Young 16–24 9%
Adults 25–49 27%
Adults 50–66 27%
Seniors 67–79 18%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.

Average age46.4 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 612k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*19% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*30% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*2,286
Commute in / out every day*392 / 523
Jobs per working resident*0.95 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

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

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 13.11.2026.