Plumber & heating in Barkarö
Opportunity score
Promising
Medium confidenceFewer businesses than similar areas, with a supportive trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (75/100)
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
There are 0 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Barkarö - 0.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is fewer than similar-sized areas (median 8.9 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 2.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Barkarö against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås kommun), from 64 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.
| Barkarö | Sweden | Barkarö Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 31% | 21% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 3% | 3% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 16% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 47% | 47% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.8m | SEK 1.9m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 674k | SEK 631k | Higher |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BarkaröThis 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 – Västerås 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 plumber & heating in Barkarö.
Competition
No active businesses right now.
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 – Västerås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
0 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No active businesses of this type, that can be an opportunity, or a sign there is no demand. | |||
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderslöv | 2,023 | 2 | 9.9 | 42 |
| Svanesund | 2,014 | 2 | 9.9 | 40 |
| Malå | 2,013 | 2 | 9.9 | 47 |
| Tanumshede | 2,012 | 3 | 14.9 | 28 |
| Bua | 2,009 | 2 | 10.0 | 38 |
| Ljungbyholm | 2,008 | 1 | 5.0 | 67 |
Population of Barkarö
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.