Hardware & DIY store in Skövde
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (43/100)
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 11 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Skövde - 2.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Skövde against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Skövde kommun), from 4 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Skövde | Sweden | Skövde Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 0% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 71% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.9m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 610k | SEK 563k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 46% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
SkövdeThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Skövde kommun
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 Skövde.
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.
Jobs – Skövde kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
11 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Målericentralen Väst AB · chain | Norra Metallvägen 1 B, 549 37 Skövde | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Vasagatan 5 Lgh 1002, 541 51 Skövde | 2018 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Jonstorpsgatan 5, 549 37 Skövde | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Metallvägen 2, 549 37 Skövde | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mariestadsvägen 93 B, 549 38 Skövde | 2013 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Falkvägen 8, 541 33 Skövde | 2009 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Norregårdsvägen 25, 541 34 Skövde | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jonstorpsgatan 11, 549 37 Skövde | 1995 |
| · Optimera Svenska AB · chain | Bäckaskogsvägen 8, 541 34 Skövde | 1993 |
| · chain | Gustav Adolfs Gata 49, 549 54 Skövde | – |
| · Billinge Färg Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Gustav Adolfs Gata 44, 549 54 Skövde | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falun | 39,939 | 11 | 2.8 | 35 |
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 9 | 2.3 | 49 |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 11 | 2.7 | 53 |
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 9 | 2.3 | 55 |
| Varberg | 38,575 | 12 | 3.1 | 35 |
| Kalmar | 42,622 | 15 | 3.5 | 23 |
Population of Skövde
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* 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 12.11.2026.