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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 Nes kommune

76Promising High confidence Municipality · 24,948 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 Nes kommune - 2.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 3.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.

In the last 3 years 2 opened and 0 closed (net +2).

The population is 24,948 and has grown 6.5% over 5 years.

Fewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.

Active now
5
+0 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
2.0
similar areas: 3.7 · NO: 3.6
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
2 / 0
last 12 months: 0 / 0
Population
24,948
5-year change: +6.5%

Active businesses over time

Nes 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: 1Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 0Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 1Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 1Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 0Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (76/100)

Room in the market73
Population growth91
Momentum99
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 Nes 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 businesses10.0 yrs · Norway: 21.3
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 8%
Older than 10 years40% · 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 one1,250 · 5%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)5.0 km · Auli sogn (Nes)

Measured from each parish centre.

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Existing businesses (5)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Enkeltpersonforetak
Røavegen 153, 2160 Vormsund 2025 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Evjebakken 10, 2150 Årnes 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Drognestoppen 1, 2150 Årnes 2021 –

Aksjeselskap
Eidsvollvegen 481, 2160 Vormsund 2015 –

Aksjeselskap
1997 5

Recently opened


Røavegen 153, 2160 Vormsund
Mar 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Stjørdal kommune25,108114.446
Harstad kommune25,20441.655
Kristiansund kommune24,479176.938
Grimstad kommune25,569187.049
Rana kommune25,84493.549
Steinkjer kommune24,007104.249

Best spots inside Nes

Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Årnes sogn (Nes) Parish22.469
2150 Årnes Postcode33.262

Population of Nes

Statistics Norway
20k22k24k26k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 9%
Adults 25–49 33%
Adults 50–66 23%
Seniors 67–79 12%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age41.8 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 723k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children27% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)26% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here6,264
Commute in / out every day1,994 / 8,220
Jobs per working resident0.50 · Norway: 1.00

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

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.