Carpenter & joiner in 3403 Lier
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (53/100)
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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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.
There are 6 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in 3403 Lier - 18.3 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 15.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 3,286 and has grown 16.0% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Carpenter & joiner in 3403 Lier against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Lier kommune), from 28 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.
| Lier | Norway | Lier Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 36% | 39% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 11% | 23% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 15% | 19% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 31% | 30% | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 0% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
3403 LierThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Lier kommune
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 3403 Lier.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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 parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Fossveien 16B, 3403 Lier | 2025 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Rønningen 9, 3403 Lier | 2021 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Grimsgaards vei 5, 3403 Lier | 2016 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Hegsbroveien 76A, 3403 Lier | 2015 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Fosslia 3, 3403 Lier | 2014 |
| · FRAM TRAPP OG TREINTERIØR Frantz Heinrich Menne · Enkeltpersonforetak | Ringeriksveien 246, 3403 Lier | 1995 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Fossveien 16B, 3403 Lier | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7081 Sjetnemarka | 3,288 | 6 | 18.2 | 44 |
| 4325 Sandnes | 3,284 | 4 | 12.2 | 67 |
| 4012 Stavanger | 3,290 | 2 | 6.1 | 77 |
| 4049 Hafrsfjord | 3,281 | 5 | 15.2 | 62 |
| 4322 Sandnes | 3,279 | 3 | 9.1 | 76 |
| 8616 Mo i Rana | 3,296 | 3 | 9.1 | 59 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for carpenter & joiner.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3406 Tranby Postcode | 1 | 8.6 | 66 |
| 3409 Tranby Postcode | 1 | 4.0 | 61 |
| 3404 Lier Postcode | 2 | 10.0 | 53 |
| 3426 Gullaug Postcode | 2 | 14.3 | 47 |
| 3408 Tranby Postcode | 3 | 11.4 | 46 |
| 3427 Gullaug Postcode | 5 | 27.0 | 38 |
| 3413 Lier Postcode | 7 | 24.6 | 38 |
| 3425 Reistad Postcode | 10 | 63.3 | 35 |
Population of Lier
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.
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.