Pharmacy & health store in Sandnes kommune - market snapshot

There are 15 active businesses in the category “Pharmacy & health store” in Sandnes kommune - 1.7 per 10,000 residents.

That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 17.

In the last 3 years 1 opened and 0 closed (net +1).

The population is 85,785 and has grown 6.6% over 5 years.

Some signals point to room for a new business.

Active now

15

+0 vs 12 months ago

Per 10,000 residents

1.7

similar areas: 2.0 · NO: 2.0

Opened / closed (3 yrs)

1 / 0

last 12 months: 0 / 0

Population

85,785

5-year change: +6.6%

Active businesses over time

Sandnes kommune

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed

Why this score (67/100)

Room in the market55

Population growth91

Momentum86

Survival50

Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

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 pharmacy & health store in Sandnes kommune.

Survival

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.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)87% · Norway: 75%

Share of the 3 largest operators80% · 6 owners

	6 places
	5 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.00 · Norway: 0.06

Average age of active businesses19.5 yrs · Norway: 24.2

Younger than 2 years7% · Norway: 5%

Older than 10 years53% · Norway: 69%

A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.

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.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one2,010 · 2%

More than 10 km1,030

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.6 km · Høyland sogn (Sandnes)

Measured from each parish centre.

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

Existing businesses (15)

Name	Address	Since	Employees
Aksjeselskap	Vågsgata 16, 4306 Sandnes	2025	8
Aksjeselskap	Hanamyrveien 2, 4328 Sandnes	2021	7
Aksjeselskap	Asheimveien 2, 4318 Sandnes	2020	9
Aksjeselskap	Ganddalsgata 1, 4306 Sandnes	2018	8
Aksjeselskap	Stavangerveien 32A, 4313 Sandnes	2017	9
Aksjeselskap	Solaveien 88, 4316 Sandnes	2017	5
Aksjeselskap	Gamle Stokkavei 1, 4313 Sandnes	2016	9
Aksjeselskap	Bogafjellveien 65, 4324 Sandnes	2010	6
Aksjeselskap	Heigreveien 46, 4318 Sandnes	2010	6
Aksjeselskap	Olabakken 5, 4322 Sandnes	2010	11
Aksjeselskap	Elvegata 11, 4306 Sandnes	2007	17
Aksjeselskap	Hommersåk terrasse 4, 4310 Hommersåk	2001	7
Aksjeselskap	Gamle Stokkavei 1, 4313 Sandnes	1996	15
Aksjeselskap	Gravarsveien 7, 4306 Sandnes	1965	27
Aksjeselskap	Vågsgata 33, 4306 Sandnes	1965	5

Recently opened

Vågsgata 16, 4306 Sandnes

Feb 2025

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

Area	Residents	Active	Per 10k	Score
Fredrikstad kommune	86,243	19	2.2	59
Tromsø kommune	79,943	11	1.4	57
Lillestrøm kommune	96,771	23	2.4	63
Asker kommune	101,509	22	2.2	65
Sandefjord kommune	67,062	13	1.9	53
Drammen kommune	106,013	27	2.5	56

Best spots inside Sandnes

Ranked by opportunity score for pharmacy & health store.

Area	Active	Per 10k	Score
Ganddal sogn (Sandnes) Parish	1	1.0	64
Sandnes sogn (Sandnes) Parish	3	2.6	62
Høyland sogn (Sandnes) Parish	2	1.6	61
Hana sogn (Sandnes) Parish	1	1.1	61
Riska sogn (Sandnes) Parish	1	1.3	58
Bogafjell sogn (Sandnes) Parish	1	1.0	57
Gand sogn (Sandnes) Parish	3	2.4	55
Lura sogn (Sandnes) Parish	3	2.8	47

Population of Sandnes

Statistics Norway

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026

Children 0–15 20%

Young 16–24 11%

Adults 25–49 36%

Adults 50–66 20%

Seniors 67–79 9%

80 and older 4%

The line marks the average for Norway. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for pharmacy & health store.

Average age38.9 yrs · Norway: 41.8

Median household income after taxNOK 757k · Norway: NOK 676k

Households with children30% · Norway: 23%

Higher education (age 16+)38% · Norway: 38%

Jobs located here42,157

Commute in / out every day22,275 / 24,834

Jobs per working resident0.94 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

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 03.10.2026.