Plumber & heating in 9511 Alta
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
Medium confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (61/100)
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 is 1 active business in the category “Plumber & heating” in 9511 Alta - 4.5 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 7.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 2,209 and has grown 3.5% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Plumber & heating in 9511 Alta against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Alta kommune), from 22 companies. 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.
| Alta | Norway | Alta Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 32% | 32% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 5% | 14% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 15% | 15% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 36% | 38% | Weaker |
Trend
Active businesses over time
9511 AltaThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Alta kommune
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 plumber & heating in 9511 Alta.
Trouble signs
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 parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
1 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Nordre Ringvei 8B, 9511 Alta | 2026 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Nordre Ringvei 8B, 9511 Alta | Mar 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 Tistedal | 2,207 | 3 | 13.6 | 34 |
| 1434 Ås | 2,211 | 2 | 9.0 | 47 |
| 3330 Skotselv | 2,211 | 5 | 22.6 | 33 |
| 3114 Tønsberg | 2,211 | 1 | 4.5 | 65 |
| 4656 Hamresanden | 2,205 | 2 | 9.1 | 65 |
| 8920 Sømna | 2,201 | 4 | 18.2 | 24 |
Population of Alta
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.
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 14.11.2026.