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Building contractor in Vårgårda

Town · 6,198 residents
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32of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

High confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (32/100)

Room in the market34weak
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend24weak

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
22
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
35.5
similar areas 26.7 · Sweden 41.8
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 2 opened, – closed
Population
6,198

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

There are 22 active businesses in the category “Building contractor” in Vårgårda - 35.5 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 26.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 17.

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

Compared with Sweden

Building contractor in Vårgårda against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Vårgårda kommun), from 48 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.

VårgårdaSwedenVårgårda SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 17% 28% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 8% 5% More here
Losses two years in a row 9% 15% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 35% 43% Weaker
Revenue per employee SEK 1.7m SEK 1.5m Higher
Staff costs per employee SEK 604k SEK 565k Higher
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

Vårgårda

This line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 22017Opened 2018: 22018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 32020Opened 2021: 32021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 12024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 2Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Vårgårda kommun

Median revenue
SEK 2.0m
48 companies filed
Profitable
83%
revenue trend -2.1%
01.0m2.0m3.0m20172019202120232025Vårgårda kommunSweden
Vårgårda kommunSweden

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 Vårgårda.

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators14% · 22 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)3.23 · Sweden: 2.80
Average age of active businesses10.5 yrs · Sweden: 11.7
Younger than 2 years10% · Sweden: 13%
Older than 10 years33% · Sweden: 48%

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 neighbourhood centre in the municipality.

Jobs – Vårgårda kommun

05010015020020212022202320242025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

22 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enskild firma Lilla Strömgatan 1 Lgh 1001, 447 34 Vårgårda 2026
· Enskild firma Stockholmsvägen 49 Mellomgården, 447 91 Vårgårda 2026
· Aktiebolag Drottninggatan 37, 447 35 Vårgårda 2024
· Aktiebolag Hobergsvägen 12, 447 37 Vårgårda 2022
· Aktiebolag Lilla Trastvägen 5, 447 31 Vårgårda 2021
· Aktiebolag Fasangatan 17 A, 447 32 Vårgårda 2021
· Aktiebolag Kyrkogatan 3, 447 33 Vårgårda 2021
· Aktiebolag Drottninggatan 27, 447 35 Vårgårda 2020
· Aktiebolag Hoberg Skattegården 1, 447 91 Vårgårda 2020
· Enskild firma Drottninggatan 22 A, 447 35 Vårgårda 2020
· Enskild firma Svärdsgatan 8, 447 30 Vårgårda 2018
· Aktiebolag Korsgatan 38 J, 447 35 Vårgårda 2018
· Aktiebolag Stockholmsvägen 39, 447 91 Vårgårda 2017
· Enskild firma Boråsvägen 12, 447 34 Vårgårda 2017
· Aktiebolag Järnvägsgatan 5 1Tr, 447 34 Vårgårda 2016
· Aktiebolag Fagrabovägen 21, 447 32 Vårgårda 2012
· Aktiebolag Drottninggatan 40, 447 35 Vårgårda 2011
· Aktiebolag Terminalgatan 2, 447 37 Vårgårda 2010
· Aktiebolag Campingvägen 2, 447 34 Vårgårda 2002
· Enskild firma Skattegårdsgatan 5, 447 35 Vårgårda 1996
· Enskild firma Djupedalsgatan 56, 447 35 Vårgårda 1996
· Aktiebolag Åleden 11, 447 35 Vårgårda –

Recently opened


Lilla Strömgatan 1 Lgh 1001, 447 34 Vårgårda
Aug 2026

Stockholmsvägen 49 Mellomgården, 447 91 Vårgårda
Jan 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Fristad6,1891321.058
Storvreta6,211812.972
Flen6,2661117.671
Järna (Södertälje)6,1102642.625
Kungsör6,1082337.725
Haparanda6,2922438.123

Population of Vårgårda

Statistics Sweden
6,0006,0506,1006,1506,2002024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 17%
Young 15-24 12%
Adults 25-44 26%
Adults 45-64 23%
Seniors 65-79 15%
80 and older 8%

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

Average age42.5 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 319k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children29% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)31% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*6,172
Commute in / out every day*2,837 / 3,104
Jobs per working resident*0.96 · Sweden: 1.00

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.