Painter & decorator in Hofors
Opportunity score
Balanced
Medium confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (46/100)
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 4 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Hofors - 6.6 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 6.1 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 4.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Hofors against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Hofors kommun), from 3 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.
| Hofors | Sweden | Hofors Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 22% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 4% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 72% | 51% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 845k | SEK 1.1m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 539k | SEK 569k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HoforsThis 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 – Hofors 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 Hofors.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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 – Hofors kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
4 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Hantverkargatan 36 Lgh 1401, 813 30 Hofors | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Villagatan 1, 813 35 Hofors | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Backvägen 5, 813 33 Hofors | 2013 |
| · chain | Faluvägen 13, 813 34 Hofors | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Hantverkargatan 36 Lgh 1401, 813 30 Hofors | Nov 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Population of Hofors
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.