Hardware & DIY store in Åmål
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (15/100)
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 “Hardware & DIY store” in Åmål - 6.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Åmål 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.
| Åmål | Sweden | Åmål Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 33% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÅmålOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Åmåls kommun
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 hardware & diy store in Åmål.
Trouble signs
Financial health
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Lunnegatan 14, 662 31 Åmål | 2020 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Industrigatan 12, 662 34 Åmål | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Töres Pederssonsgatan 1, 662 36 Åmål | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fågelmyrsgatan 4, 662 34 Åmål | 1994 |
| · Enskild firma | Karlstadsvägen 32, 662 36 Åmål | 1994 |
| · Optimera Svenska AB · chain | Drottning Kristinas Väg 6, 662 30 Åmål | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankeryd | 8,997 | 2 | 2.2 | 54 |
| Klippan | 9,049 | 2 | 2.2 | 53 |
| Säffle | 8,823 | 1 | 1.1 | 68 |
| Hönö och Öckerö | 9,114 | 3 | 3.3 | 36 |
| Sölvesborg | 8,744 | 6 | 6.9 | 25 |
| Torshälla | 9,167 | 1 | 1.1 | 60 |
Population of Åmål
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
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 11.11.2026.