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Engineering consultancy in 2100 Skarnes

Postcode · 5,035 residents
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48of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

High confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (48/100)

Room in the market44average
Population growth79strong
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend1weak

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

Active now
16
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
31.8
similar areas 28.1 · Norway 36.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
3 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, – closed
Population
5,035
+6.2% in 5 years

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 16 active businesses in the category “Engineering consultancy” in 2100 Skarnes - 31.8 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 28.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 14.

In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 5,035 and has grown 6.2% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Engineering consultancy in 2100 Skarnes against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sør-Odal kommune), from 10 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.

SkarnesNorwaySkarnes NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 50% 38% More here
Companies with negative equity 20% 14% More here
Losses two years in a row 33% 22% More here
Median equity ratio 42% 51% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 3% Fewer chains

Trend

Active businesses over time

2100 Skarnes

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

0123Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 22018Opened 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 22020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 32022Opened 2023: 22023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 22025Opened 2026 (so far): 1Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Sør-Odal kommune

Median revenue
NOK 638k
10 companies filed
Profitable
50%
revenue trend -53.3%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m20172019202120232025Sør-Odal kommuneNorway
Sør-Odal kommuneNorway

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 engineering consultancy in 2100 Skarnes.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators19% · 16 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.99 · Norway: 4.47
Average age of active businesses8.1 yrs · Norway: 8.2
Younger than 2 years19% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years25% · Norway: 28%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

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

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)3.2 km · Strøm sogn (Sør-Odal)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

16 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aksjeselskap Ellingsrudvegen 114, 2100 Skarnes 2026
· Enkeltpersonforetak Ringnesdalen 74, 2100 Skarnes 2025
· Aksjeselskap Carl Vestabergs veg 8, 2100 Skarnes 2025
· Enkeltpersonforetak P.G. Mangsets veg 2, 2100 Skarnes 2023
· Aksjeselskap Ullerhaugen 33, 2100 Skarnes 2023
· Enkeltpersonforetak Kirkevegen 87, 2100 Skarnes 2022
· SOLVI MEKANISKE · Enkeltpersonforetak Ullerhaugen 16, 2100 Skarnes 2022
· Aksjeselskap Osvegen 195, 2100 Skarnes 2022
· Aksjeselskap Bergvegen 49B, 2100 Skarnes 2020
· ANLEGGSDATA AS · Aksjeselskap Stasjonsvegen 16, 2100 Skarnes 2020
· Enkeltpersonforetak Tunvegen 48, 2100 Skarnes 2018
· Aksjeselskap Nord-Odalsvegen 45, 2100 Skarnes 2018
· Aksjeselskap Sundvegen 47, 2100 Skarnes 2016
· Aksjeselskap Ringåsvegen 77, 2100 Skarnes 2015
· Enkeltpersonforetak P.G. Mangsets veg 40, 2100 Skarnes 2005
· Aksjeselskap Grendevegen 7, 2100 Skarnes 1994

Recently opened


Ellingsrudvegen 114, 2100 Skarnes
Feb 2026

Ringnesdalen 74, 2100 Skarnes
Sep 2025

Carl Vestabergs veg 8, 2100 Skarnes
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
5221 Nesttun5,0392549.644
6260 Skodje5,0421529.852
1622 Gressvik5,0431631.748
8370 Leknes5,0581733.654
5750 Odda4,9892550.118
4630 Kristiansand S5,0861529.559

Population of Skarnes

Statistics Norway
4,4004,6004,8005,0005,2002016202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 15%
Young 16–24 9%
Adults 25–49 29%
Adults 50–66 24%
Seniors 67–79 16%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age45.1 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 671k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*21% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*24% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*2,639
Commute in / out every day*1,136 / 2,398
Jobs per working resident*0.68 · Norway: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* 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 14.11.2026.