Building contractor in Hovmantorp
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (45/100)
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 8 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Hovmantorp - 24.9 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 26.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Building contractor in Hovmantorp against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Lessebo kommun), from 8 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.
| Hovmantorp | Sweden | Hovmantorp Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 50% | 28% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 13% | 15% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 49% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.3m | SEK 1.5m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 462k | SEK 565k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 1% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HovmantorpThis 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 – Lessebo 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 building contractor in Hovmantorp.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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 – Lessebo kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
8 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Tärnvägen 1, 365 42 Hovmantorp | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Jordtungavägen 17, 365 42 Hovmantorp | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Högalidsgatan 4, 365 42 Hovmantorp | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tärnvägen 1, 365 42 Hovmantorp | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kårlandavägen 3, 365 41 Hovmantorp | 2007 |
| · Enskild firma | Kårlandavägen 7 B Lgh 1102, 365 41 Hovmantorp | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 63, 365 42 Hovmantorp | 1991 |
| · Enskild firma | Centralgatan 9, 365 42 Hovmantorp | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Tärnvägen 1, 365 42 Hovmantorp | Sep 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skultuna | 3,226 | 2 | 6.2 | 85 |
| Genarp | 3,180 | 6 | 18.9 | 57 |
| Resarö | 3,239 | 17 | 52.5 | 3 |
| Vilhelmina | 3,245 | 22 | 67.8 | 13 |
| Tingsryd | 3,164 | 8 | 25.3 | 51 |
| Laxå | 3,161 | 6 | 19.0 | 52 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for building contractor.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lessebo Town | 12 | 41.7 | 21 |
Population of Hovmantorp
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for building contractor.
Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.
* 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 13.11.2026.