Driving school in Västerås
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (42/100)
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 14 active businesses in the category “Driving school” in Västerås - 1.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 0.9 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 12.
In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Driving school in Västerås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås 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.
| Västerås | Sweden | Västerås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 29% | 32% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 14% | 11% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 29% | 17% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 25% | 34% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 732k | SEK 908k | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 400k | SEK 468k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 14% | 5% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästeråsThis 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 – Västerås 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 driving school in Västerås.
Competition
| 2 places |
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 neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Västerås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
14 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Lantvärnsgatan 19, 724 60 Västerås | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Dybecksgatan 19 D, 722 22 Västerås | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Rubingatan 22 E Bv, 724 73 Västerås | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tallriksgatan 8, 724 76 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fallhammargatan 2 A, 721 33 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Framnäsvägen 15, 723 48 Västerås | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jakobsbergsplatsen 2 A, 724 61 Västerås | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hässlögatan 20, 721 31 Västerås | 2008 |
| · On Via TS AB · chain, 2 places here | Biskopsgatan 1, 722 11 Västerås | 2002 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hässlögatan 6, 721 31 Västerås | 2001 |
| · On Via TS AB · chain, 2 places here | Munkbovägen 7, 721 32 Västerås | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norrskensgatan 10, 723 50 Västerås | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Linnégatan 1, 722 15 Västerås | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Domkyrkoesplanaden 2, 722 13 Västerås | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Lantvärnsgatan 19, 724 60 Västerås | Jun 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Örebro | 128,658 | 24 | 1.9 | 21 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 13 | 1.1 | 41 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 26 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 33 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 23 | 2.2 | 17 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 14 | 1.4 | 18 |
Population of Västerås
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for driving school.
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 14.11.2026.