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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

Optician in Sarpsborg kommune

70Promising High confidence Municipality · 60,614 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km

There are 8 active businesses in the category “Optician” in Sarpsborg kommune - 1.3 per 10,000 residents.

That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 1.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 10.

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

The population is 60,614 and has grown 5.7% over 5 years.

Fewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.

Active now
8
+2 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
1.3
similar areas: 1.7 · NO: 1.6
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
3 / 0
last 12 months: 2 / 0
Population
60,614
5-year change: +5.7%

Active businesses over time

Sarpsborg kommune
05102014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Optician

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 0Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 0Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 1Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 0Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 0Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 0Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 0Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 2Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 1Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (70/100)

Room in the market60
Population growth85
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 optician in Sarpsborg 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)38% · Norway: 36%

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

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.33 · Norway: 0.06
Average age of active businesses14.5 yrs · Norway: 24.6
Younger than 2 years38% · Norway: 8%
Older than 10 years50% · Norway: 71%

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 one9,466 · 16%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)8.6 km · Søndre Skjeberg sogn (Sarpsborg)

Measured from each parish centre.

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Existing businesses (8)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Konkursbo
Sven Olsens vei 7, 1715 Yven 2026 –

Aksjeselskap
Snekkerstubakken 26, 1738 Borgenhaugen 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Klokkergårdveien 31, 1711 Sarpsborg 2025 –

Aksjeselskap
Sven Olsens vei 7, 1715 Yven 2019 –

Aksjeselskap
St. Marie gate 94, 1706 Sarpsborg 2006 13

Aksjeselskap
Roald Amundsens gate 28, 1723 Sarpsborg 1999 7

Aksjeselskap
Klokkergårdveien 31, 1711 Sarpsborg 1999 10

Aksjeselskap
St. Marie gate 117, 1706 Sarpsborg 1995 7

Recently opened


Sven Olsens vei 7, 1715 Yven
Sep 2026

Snekkerstubakken 26, 1738 Borgenhaugen
Oct 2025

Klokkergårdveien 31, 1711 Sarpsborg
Jan 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Tønsberg kommune60,246122.052
Ålesund kommune59,663132.243
Skien kommune56,906122.155
Nordre Follo kommune65,381142.153
Sandefjord kommune67,06291.356
Bodø kommune53,63881.558

Best spots inside Sarpsborg

Ranked by opportunity score for optician.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Sarpsborg sogn (Sarpsborg) Parish31.944

Population of Sarpsborg

Statistics Norway
52k54k56k58k60k62k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 17%
Young 16–24 11%
Adults 25–49 32%
Adults 50–66 22%
Seniors 67–79 12%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for optician.

Average age42.1 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 638k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children25% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)28% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here29,152
Commute in / out every day13,155 / 11,641
Jobs per working resident1.05 · 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.