Carpenter & joiner in Högsby
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (25/100)
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 6 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in Högsby - 32.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 23.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 4.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Carpenter & joiner in Högsby against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Högsby kommun), from 7 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.
| Högsby | Sweden | Högsby Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 29% | 26% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 29% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 29% | 12% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 42% | 46% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 869k | SEK 1.3m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 312k | SEK 544k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 0% | 0% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HögsbyThis 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 – Högsby 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 carpenter & joiner in Högsby.
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 – Högsby kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Backgatan 11, 579 31 Högsby | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 59, 579 30 Högsby | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 13, 579 30 Högsby | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bruksvägen 37, 579 32 Högsby | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Frövivägen 15, 579 33 Högsby | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrigatan 1, 579 32 Högsby | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Backgatan 11, 579 31 Högsby | Jan 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Population of Högsby
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.
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.