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Painter & decorator in 3170 Sem

Postcode · 2,870 residents
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34of 100

Opportunity score

Crowded

Medium confidence

More competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.

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Why this score (34/100)

Room in the market20weak
Population growth58average
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend31weak

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

Active now
5
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
17.4
similar areas 6.4 · Norway 7.5
Opened and closed, 3 years
1 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
2,870
+3.0% in 5 years

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There are 5 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in 3170 Sem - 17.4 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 6.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.

In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.

The population is 2,870 and has grown 3.0% over 5 years.

Compared with Norway

Painter & decorator in 3170 Sem against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Tønsberg kommune), from 19 companies. 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.

SemNorwaySem NorwayVerdict
Made a loss 58% 35% More here
Companies with negative equity 11% 19% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 33% 17% More here
Median equity ratio 31% 34% Weaker
Run by chains (3+ places) 0% 1% About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

3170 Sem

This line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 22019Opened 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 12022Opened 2023: 12023Opened 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 12025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.

Money

Financials – Tønsberg kommune

Median revenue
NOK 2.1m
19 companies filed
Profitable
42%
revenue trend -2.4%
02.0m4.0m6.0m8.0m202020212022202320242025Tønsberg kommuneNorway
Tønsberg kommuneNorway

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 painter & decorator in 3170 Sem.

Trouble signs

Closed through bankruptcy (last 12 months)0
Forcibly dissolved (last 12 months)0

Competition

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: 0.94
Average age of active businesses4.9 yrs · Norway: 10.3
Younger than 2 years20% · Norway: 24%
Older than 10 years0% · Norway: 36%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

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. 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

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.3 km · Slagen sogn (Tønsberg)

Measured from each parish centre in the municipality.

Existing businesses

5 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Enkeltpersonforetak Åshaugveien 27A, 3170 Sem 2025
· Aksjeselskap Bent Billes vei 6, 3170 Sem 2023
· Aksjeselskap Olav Digres vei 71, 3170 Sem 2022
· Aksjeselskap Semslinna 53, 3170 Sem 2019
· Enkeltpersonforetak Andebuveien 2, 3170 Sem 2019

Recently opened


Åshaugveien 27A, 3170 Sem
May 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
0680 Oslo2,871310.448
0674 Oslo2,87113.554
2614 Lillehammer2,871310.454
6057 Ellingsøy2,86627.043
3261 Larvik2,876413.946
0657 Oslo2,86427.056

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
3154 Tolvsrød Postcode00.070
3175 Ramnes Postcode13.759
3124 Tønsberg Postcode39.840
3150 Tolvsrød Postcode410.639
3174 Revetal Postcode924.836
3117 Tønsberg Postcode618.628

Population of Sem

Statistics Norway
2,7002,7502,8002,8502,900202120252026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 10%
Adults 25–49 37%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 10%
80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age40.2 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after tax*NOK 658k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children*23% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)*39% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here*34,017
Commute in / out every day*16,173 / 12,687
Jobs per working resident*1.11 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.

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 14.11.2026.