Plumber & heating in Karlstad
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (55/100)
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 54 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Karlstad - 7.8 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 7.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 51.
In the last 3 years 9 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Karlstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Karlstad), from 37 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.
| Karlstad | Sweden | Karlstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 27% | 21% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 5% | 3% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 18% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 39% | 47% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 1.4m | SEK 1.9m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 647k | SEK 631k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 20% | 4% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
KarlstadThis 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 – Karlstad
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 Karlstad.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Karlstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
54 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Karlbergsgatan 7 B, 652 24 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Yttersvängen 3, 654 68 Karlstad | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Karlbergsgatan 7 B Lgh 1301, 652 24 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Enwell AB · chain | Gjuterigatan 24, 652 21 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · chain | Lantvärnsgatan 12, 652 21 Karlstad | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mossgatan 237, 654 67 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A, 652 09 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hagagatan 1 Lgh 1601, 652 20 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bromsgatan 10, 653 41 Karlstad | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Yttersvängen 11, 654 68 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Örtugsvägen 2, 653 46 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dammgatan 6, 654 65 Karlstad | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bromsgatan 10, 653 41 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A, 652 09 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Herrgårdsgatan 1 A, 652 24 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blockgatan 10, 653 41 Karlstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blockgatan 10, 653 41 Karlstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Pelletsgatan 3, 652 21 Karlstad | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A, 652 09 Karlstad | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dalagatan 2, 653 42 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gustaf Anders Gata 7 B, 653 40 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Strandvägen 27, 652 17 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · chain | Gräsdalsgatan 5, 653 36 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dingelsundet 540, 653 37 Karlstad | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A, 652 09 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Duvstigen 1, 654 68 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lambergsgatan 36, 652 21 Karlstad | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kanikenäsbanken 17, 652 13 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dagvindsgatan 4, 652 21 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lambergsgatan 36, 652 21 Karlstad | 2015 |
| · chain | Sågverksgatan 18, 652 21 Karlstad | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A, 652 09 Karlstad | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A 3Tr, 652 09 Karlstad | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tullhusgatan 1 A 3Tr, 652 09 Karlstad | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sågverksgatan 35, 652 21 Karlstad | 2012 |
| · chain | Västanvindsgatan 24, 652 21 Karlstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mariebergsvägen 11, 652 29 Karlstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Katrinebergsvägen 5, 653 38 Karlstad | 2006 |
| · Enskild firma | Karlagatan 1 D, 652 23 Karlstad | 2005 |
| · chain | Drottninggatan 27, 652 25 Karlstad | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gjuterigatan 27, 652 21 Karlstad | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ymergatan 8, 654 60 Karlstad | 2002 |
| · LG Contracting AB · chain | Säterivägen 12, 653 41 Karlstad | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | 5:E Villagatan 15, 653 41 Karlstad | 2000 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kulinggatan 3, 652 21 Karlstad | 1998 |
| · Aktiebolag | Faktorigatan 7, 652 21 Karlstad | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Våxnäsgatan 1, 653 40 Karlstad | 1996 |
| · Assemblin VS AB · chain | Spärrgatan 7, 653 41 Karlstad | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gjuterigatan 31, 652 21 Karlstad | 1985 |
| · chain | Kolvgatan 10, 653 41 Karlstad | 1983 |
| · chain | Faktorigatan 15, 652 21 Karlstad | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Bidevindsgatan 6, 652 21 Karlstad | – |
| · chain | Stormgatan 8, 652 21 Karlstad | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Gjuterigatan 25, 652 21 Karlstad | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Karlbergsgatan 7 B, 652 24 Karlstad | May 2026 |
Yttersvängen 3, 654 68 Karlstad | Feb 2026 |
Karlbergsgatan 7 B Lgh 1301, 652 24 Karlstad | Nov 2025 |
Enwell AB · Gjuterigatan 24, 652 21 Karlstad | Oct 2025 |
Lantvärnsgatan 12, 652 21 Karlstad | Jul 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 47 | 6.7 | 56 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 60 | 8.5 | 34 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 40 | 5.5 | 61 |
| Växjö | 74,052 | 44 | 5.9 | 63 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 50 | 6.6 | 57 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 63 | 8.0 | 36 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for plumber & heating.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Älvåker och Råtorp Town | 1 | 3.2 | 74 |
| Molkom Town | 1 | 5.3 | 66 |
| Skattkärr Town | 2 | 10.2 | 54 |
| Vålberg Town | 5 | 18.1 | 31 |
| Skåre Town | 7 | 12.9 | 27 |
Population of Karlstad
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* 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.