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Hairdresser & barber in Degerfors kommun

Municipality · 9,237 residents
Municipality onlyWithin 3 kmWithin 10 kmWithin 25 km
42of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

High confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

See the five reasons

Why this score (42/100)

Room in the market59average
Population growth12weak
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend–left out

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
11
+1 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
11.9
similar areas 14.7 · Sweden 15.4
Opened and closed, 3 years
2 opened – closed
last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed
Population
9,237
-4.1% 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 11 active businesses in the category “Hairdresser & barber” in Degerfors kommun - 11.9 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 14.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 14.

In the last 3 years 2 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.

The population is 9,237 and has shrunk 4.1% over 5 years.

Compared with Sweden

Hairdresser & barber in Degerfors kommun against all of Sweden. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.

DegerforsSwedenDegerfors SwedenVerdict
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 0% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

Degerfors kommun
0510152024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Hairdresser & barber

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 1Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 1Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Money

Financials

Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).

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 hairdresser & barber in Degerfors kommun.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Financial health

Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).

Competition

Share of the 3 largest operators27% · 11 owners

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)1.08 · Sweden: 1.39
Average age of active businesses18.6 yrs · Sweden: 13.1
Younger than 2 years18% · Sweden: 15%
Older than 10 years73% · Sweden: 49%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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 one1,308 · 14%
More than 10 km0

Measured from each neighbourhood centre.

Existing businesses

11 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enskild firma Agensgatan 2, 693 30 Degerfors 2026
· Enskild firma Lärarevägen 3, 693 30 Degerfors 2025
· Enskild firma Medborgargatan 10, 693 30 Degerfors 2022
· Enskild firma Medborgargatan 1, 693 30 Degerfors 2012
· Enskild firma Bruksgatan 8 A, 693 73 Svartå 2010
· Enskild firma Trädgårdsmästaregatan 9, 693 34 Degerfors 2009
· Aktiebolag Medborgargatan 12, 693 30 Degerfors 2002
· Enskild firma Medborgargatan 1, 693 30 Degerfors 1997
· Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag Storgatan 20, 693 33 Degerfors 1995
· Enskild firma Källénsgatan 19, 693 31 Degerfors 1994
· Enskild firma Agensgatan 2, 693 30 Degerfors 1993

Recently opened


Agensgatan 2, 693 30 Degerfors
May 2026

Lärarevägen 3, 693 30 Degerfors
Sep 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Vännäs kommun9,2251010.869
Nordanstigs kommun9,2841415.142
Hjo kommun9,3221617.250
Hofors kommun9,13877.751
Töreboda kommun9,0931112.149
Melleruds kommun9,038910.049

Best spots inside Degerfors

Ranked by opportunity score for hairdresser & barber.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Strömtorp-Degernäs (Degerfors) Neighbourhood13.657
Degerfors Town1014.254
Degerfors centrum-Bruket (Degerfors) Neighbourhood920.84

Population of Degerfors

Statistics Sweden
8,8009,0009,2009,4009,6009,800201120142017202020232026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 14%
Young 15-24 9%
Adults 25-44 20%
Adults 45-64 27%
Seniors 65-79 20%
80 and older 9%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age47.2 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 301k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children23% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)27% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here2,867
Commute in / out every day1,050 / 2,249
Jobs per working resident0.71 · Sweden: 1.00

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

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 11.11.2026.