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Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Market snapshot

Hardware & DIY store in Kragerø kommune

49Balanced Medium confidence Municipality · 10,378 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km Within 15 km

There are 5 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Kragerø kommune - 4.8 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 4.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 4.

In the last 3 years 1 opened and 0 closed (net +1).

The population is 10,378 and has shrunk 0.4% over 5 years.

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

Active now
5
+0 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
4.8
similar areas: 4.3 · NO: 3.6
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
1 / 0
last 12 months: 0 / 0
Population
10,378
5-year change: -0.4%

Active businesses over time

Kragerø kommune
02462014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Hardware & DIY store

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2017: 0Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 0Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 0Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 0Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 0Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 0Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 1Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 0Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (49/100)

Room in the market43
Population growth20
Momentum86
Survival50
Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

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 hardware & diy store in Kragerø kommune.

Survival

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.

Trouble signs

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

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)20% · Norway: 31%

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 0.16
Average age of active businesses29.6 yrs · Norway: 21.3
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 8%
Older than 10 years80% · Norway: 64%

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.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one452 · 4%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)0.3 km · Kragerø sogn (Kragerø)

Measured from each parish centre.

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Existing businesses (5)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Enkeltpersonforetak
Løvetannveien 9, 3772 Kragerø 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Vadfossveien 36A, 3772 Kragerø 2014 –

Aksjeselskap
P.A.Heuchs gate 2, 3770 Kragerø 2014 –

Aksjeselskap
P.A.Heuchs gate 2, 3770 Kragerø 1965 10

Aksjeselskap
Ytre Strandvei 16, 3770 Kragerø 1965 9

Recently opened


Løvetannveien 9, 3772 Kragerø
Jul 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Ørland kommune10,70676.541
Sortland kommune10,74898.440
Indre Fosen kommune10,00677.040
Farsund kommune9,94944.050
Sør-Varanger kommune9,94755.037
Nærøysund kommune9,92077.138

Population of Kragerø

Statistics Norway
10k10k10k11k11k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 14%
Young 16–24 9%
Adults 25–49 26%
Adults 50–66 25%
Seniors 67–79 18%
80 and older 7%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age46.9 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 615k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children20% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)29% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here3,887
Commute in / out every day634 / 1,362
Jobs per working resident0.84 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

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 03.10.2026.