Hardware & DIY store in Vålberg
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (59/100)
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
There are 0 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Vålberg - 0.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Vålberg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 9 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.
| Vålberg | Sweden | Vålberg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 56% | 31% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 11% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 22% | 18% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 27% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.8m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 442k | SEK 563k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VålbergThis 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 – Karlstad
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 Vålberg.
Competition
No active businesses right now.
New and established
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 – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
0 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No active businesses of this type, that can be an opportunity, or a sign there is no demand. | |||
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjärnum | 2,762 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 |
| Gamleby | 2,759 | 2 | 7.2 | 51 |
| Njurundabommen | 2,752 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 |
| Viskafors | 2,787 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 |
| Arninge | 2,789 | 10 | 35.9 | 39 |
| Strömma | 2,737 | 1 | 3.7 | 44 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karlstad Town | 23 | 3.3 | 35 |
Population of Vålberg
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.