Carpenter & joiner in Reftele
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (57/100)
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 2 active businesses in the category “Carpenter & joiner” in Reftele - 15.5 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 23.2 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Carpenter & joiner in Reftele against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Gislaveds kommun), from 10 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.
| Reftele | Sweden | Reftele Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 30% | 26% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 10% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 22% | 12% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 40% | 46% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 940k | SEK 1.3m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 554k | SEK 544k | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
RefteleThis 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 – Gislaveds 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 Reftele.
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 neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Gislaveds kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
2 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Storgatan 40, 333 75 Reftele | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järnvägsgatan 32, 333 75 Reftele | 2009 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smygehamn | 1,292 | 3 | 23.2 | 49 |
| Töcksfors | 1,292 | 4 | 31.0 | 33 |
| Siljansnäs | 1,297 | 6 | 46.3 | 21 |
| Horred | 1,283 | 4 | 31.2 | 30 |
| Bor | 1,277 | 7 | 54.8 | 16 |
| Löberöd | 1,276 | 6 | 47.0 | 3 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for carpenter & joiner.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderstorp Town | 2 | 4.0 | 74 |
| Hestra (Gislaved) Town | 1 | 7.4 | 70 |
| Gislaved Town | 7 | 7.0 | 67 |
| Smålandsstenar Town | 5 | 11.1 | 58 |
Population of Reftele
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for carpenter & joiner.
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.