Painter & decorator in Ludvika
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (63/100)
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 Ludvika - 4.5 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 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Painter & decorator in Ludvika against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Ludvika kommun), from 5 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.
| Ludvika | Sweden | Ludvika Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 20% | 22% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 20% | 4% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 37% | 51% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.1m | SEK 1.1m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 619k | SEK 569k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 29% | 2% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
LudvikaThis 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 – Ludvika 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 Ludvika.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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 – Ludvika 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 |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Knutsbovägen 26 B, 771 43 Ludvika | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Storgatan 6, 771 50 Ludvika | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sjöbovägen 15, 771 55 Ludvika | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Biskopsvägen 15, 771 51 Ludvika | 2002 |
| · chain | Östra Storgatan 6, 771 50 Ludvika | 1993 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Storgatan 29, 771 50 Ludvika | 1991 |
| · chain | Målarvägen 1, 771 54 Ludvika | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Höllviken och Ljunghusen | 15,669 | 11 | 7.0 | 55 |
| Kinna | 15,507 | 8 | 5.2 | 50 |
| Bunkeflostrand | 15,488 | 5 | 3.2 | 64 |
| Strängnäs | 15,369 | 12 | 7.8 | 37 |
| Avesta | 16,055 | 7 | 4.4 | 56 |
| Ljungby | 16,076 | 14 | 8.7 | 29 |
Population of Ludvika
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 13.11.2026.