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Painter & decorator in Surte

Town · 6,530 residents
Town onlyWithin 3 kmWithin 10 kmWithin 25 km
54of 100

Opportunity score

Balanced

Medium confidence

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

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Why this score (54/100)

Room in the market62strong
Population growth–left out
Momentum–left out
Survival–left out
Financial trend26weak

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
3
– vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
4.6
similar areas 6.1 · Sweden 7.1
Opened and closed, 3 years
0 opened – closed
last 12 months: 0 opened, – closed
Population
6,530

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

There are 3 active businesses in the category “Painter & decorator” in Surte - 4.6 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 4.

In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.

Compared with Sweden

Painter & decorator in Surte against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Ale kommun), from 10 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.

SurteSwedenSurte SwedenVerdict
Made a loss 10% 22% Fewer here
Companies with negative equity 0% 4% Fewer here
Losses two years in a row 0% 10% Fewer here
Median equity ratio 54% 51% Stronger
Revenue per employee SEK 1.2m SEK 1.1m About the same
Staff costs per employee SEK 551k SEK 569k About the same

Trend

Active businesses over time

Surte
01232024Q3 242025Q3 252026Q3 26Painter & decorator

Openings and closures per year

00.51Opened 2024: 0Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 0Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026 (so far): 0Closed 2026 (so far): 02026*
OpenedClosed* 2026 so far

Money

Financials – Ale kommun

Median revenue
SEK 1.2m
10 companies filed
Profitable
90%
revenue trend -0.5%
02.0m4.0m6.0m20172019202120232025Ale kommunSweden
Ale kommunSweden

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 Surte.

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 · Sweden: 0.62

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

Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.

Jobs – Ale kommun

05102022202320242025Employees

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Existing businesses

3 in all, newest first.

NameAddressSince
· Aktiebolag Kvarnvägen 3, 445 57 Surte 2020
· Aktiebolag Uppegårdsvägen 7, 445 36 Bohus 2012
· Enskild firma Rönnvägen 1, 445 37 Bohus 2005

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Leksand6,505710.812
Gnesta6,47246.249
Rydebäck6,59769.125
Kramfors6,60569.139
Skutskär6,60623.075
Forshaga6,43346.249

Other areas nearby

Ranked by opportunity score for painter & decorator.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Nödinge-Nol Town54.356
Älvängen Town34.555

Population of Surte

Statistics Sweden
6,3006,3506,4006,4506,5006,5502024Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Sweden · 2026
Children 0-14 18%
Young 15-24 11%
Adults 25-44 30%
Adults 45-64 24%
Seniors 65-79 11%
80 and older 6%

The line marks the average for Sweden.

Average age40.4 yrs · Sweden: 42.3
Average net income per person (20+)SEK 345k · Sweden: SEK 367k
Households with children32% · Sweden: 29%
Post-secondary education (age 25–65)46% · Sweden: 50%
Jobs located here*8,774
Commute in / out every day*3,689 / 11,688
Jobs per working resident*0.52 · Sweden: 1.00

Many residents work elsewhere, demand is concentrated in evenings and weekends.

* 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 11.11.2026.