Carpenter & joiner in 5174 Mathopen
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (54/100)
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 4 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in 5174 Mathopen - 11.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 15.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 3,559 and has shrunk 0.2% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Carpenter & joiner in 5174 Mathopen against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Bergen kommune), from 111 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.
| Mathopen | Norway | Mathopen Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 39% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 23% | 23% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 18% | 19% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 24% | 30% | Weaker |
Trend
Active businesses over time
5174 MathopenThis 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 – Bergen 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 5174 Mathopen.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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
4 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Skaretoppen 9, 5174 Mathopen | 2026 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Skaretoppen 9, 5174 Mathopen | 2026 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Skarehaugene 18, 5174 Mathopen | 2025 |
| · Enkeltpersonforetak | Skarefjellet 4, 5174 Mathopen | 2018 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Skaretoppen 9, 5174 Mathopen | Mar 2026 |
Skaretoppen 9, 5174 Mathopen | Feb 2026 |
Skarehaugene 18, 5174 Mathopen | Jun 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4886 Grimstad | 3,557 | 7 | 19.7 | 39 |
| 4326 Sandnes | 3,557 | 6 | 16.9 | 61 |
| 7040 Trondheim | 3,562 | 3 | 8.4 | 67 |
| 1349 Rykkinn | 3,554 | 4 | 11.3 | 53 |
| 0682 Oslo | 3,552 | 4 | 11.3 | 64 |
| 1570 Dilling | 3,571 | 6 | 16.8 | 49 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for carpenter & joiner.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5231 Paradis Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 88 |
| 5097 Bergen Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 86 |
| 5254 Sandsli Postcode | 2 | 5.1 | 86 |
| 5019 Bergen Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 86 |
| 5042 Bergen Postcode | 1 | 5.0 | 84 |
| 5230 Paradis Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 84 |
| 5089 Bergen Postcode | 0 | 0.0 | 84 |
| 5009 Bergen Postcode | 1 | 2.9 | 82 |
Population of Mathopen
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* 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.