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Carpenter & joiner in 3271 Larvik

Postcode · 2,069 residents
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17of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (17/100)

Room in the market0weak
Population growth50average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend9weak

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
12
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
58.0
similar areas 15.3 · Norway 19.3
Opened and closed, 3 years
4 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
2,069
+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 12 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in 3271 Larvik - 58.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 15.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.

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

The population is 2,069 and has grown 1.9% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Carpenter & joiner in 3271 Larvik against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Larvik kommune), from 35 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.

LarvikNorwayLarvik NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 49% 39% More here
Companies with negative equity 29% 23% More here
Losses two years in a row 37% 19% More here
Median equity ratio 31% 30% About the same
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 0% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

3271 Larvik

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

Openings and closures per year

024Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 12020Opened 2021: 12021Opened 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 32023Opened 2024: 42024Opened 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

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

Money

Financials – Larvik kommune

Median revenue
NOK 1.0m
35 companies filed
Profitable
46%
revenue trend -14.1%
05.0m10m2019202120232025Larvik kommuneNorway
Larvik 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 carpenter & joiner in 3271 Larvik.

Trouble signs

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

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators25% · 12 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 2.50
Average age of active businesses6.4 yrs · Norway: 9.5
Younger than 2 years0% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years27% · Norway: 32%

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
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.1 km · Tanum sogn (Larvik)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

12 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Nordbyveien 25L, 3271 Larvik 2024
· Aksjeselskap Kverken 26, 3271 Larvik 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Nordbykammen 24, 3271 Larvik 2024
· Enkeltpersonforetak Elveveien 152, 3271 Larvik 2024
· Aksjeselskap Elveveien 204, 3271 Larvik 2023
· Aksjeselskap Nordliskrenten 1, 3271 Larvik 2023
· Aksjeselskap Nordliveien 11, 3271 Larvik 2023
· Aksjeselskap Faret 22, 3271 Larvik 2021
· Enkeltpersonforetak Sagrønningen 4, 3271 Larvik 2020
· Enkeltpersonforetak Hagatoppen 15, 3271 Larvik 2010
· Aksjeselskap Nordliveien 55, 3271 Larvik 2006
· Aksjeselskap Løkka 4B, 3271 Larvik 1965

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
6508 Kristiansund N2,06929.771
2608 Lillehammer2,06929.762
0276 Oslo2,069314.556
3677 Notodden2,068524.225
3614 Kongsberg2,068629.032
7653 Verdal2,068524.231

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for carpenter & joiner.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
3274 Larvik Postcode15.070
3292 Stavern Postcode416.951
3256 Larvik Postcode519.549
3264 Larvik Postcode213.949
3267 Larvik Postcode417.144
3258 Larvik Postcode212.840
3294 Stavern Postcode542.537
3257 Larvik Postcode418.435

Population of Larvik

Statistics Norway
1,9502,0002,0502,100202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 19%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 35%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 10%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.

Average age39.9 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 650k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*22% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*31% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*19,956
Commute in / out every day*5,504 / 8,561
Jobs per working resident*0.87 · 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 15.11.2026.