Painter & decorator in Avesta
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (56/100)
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 7 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Avesta - 4.4 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 6.1 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
Painter & decorator in Avesta against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Avesta 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.
| Avesta | Sweden | Avesta Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 0% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 37% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 599k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 14% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
AvestaThis 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 – Avesta 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 painter & decorator in Avesta.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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 – Avesta kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
7 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Egnahemsvägen 16, 775 54 Krylbo | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Solrosstigen 18, 774 60 Avesta | 2020 |
| · chain | Modellvägen 8, 774 41 Avesta | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hällgårdsvägen 11, 774 61 Avesta | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gryllbergsvägen 3, 774 63 Avesta | 2009 |
| · Enskild firma | Gullvivegränd 7, 774 61 Avesta | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Myntgatan 10, 774 30 Avesta | – |
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Population of Avesta
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* 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.