Plumber & heating in Skövde
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (51/100)
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 25 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Skövde - 6.2 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 29.
In the last 3 years 4 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Skövde against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Skövde kommun), from 20 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.
| Skövde | Sweden | Skövde Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 30% | 21% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 5% | 3% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 11% | 10% | About the same | |
| Median equity ratio | 42% | 47% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.3m | SEK 1.9m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 604k | SEK 631k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 20% | 4% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
SkövdeThis 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 – Skövde 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 Skövde.
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.
Jobs – Skövde kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
25 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Segerstorpsvägen 18, 541 34 Skövde | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Robin Granes Väg 2009, 541 53 Skövde | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Trängallén 7 B, 549 55 Skövde | 2025 |
| · chain | Batterivägen 11, 549 37 Skövde | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Rosenhagavägen 10 B, 549 38 Skövde | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hasslumsvägen 13, 549 37 Skövde | 2022 |
| · chain | Vältvägen 1, 549 37 Skövde | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blåbärsstigen 41, 549 40 Skövde | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Solrosvägen 18, 549 60 Skövde | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | S:ta Helenagatan 10, 541 31 Skövde | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Käpplundavägen 6, 549 51 Skövde | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lassagårdsgatan 6 D, 549 66 Skövde | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Solrosvägen 18, 549 60 Skövde | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kåsatorpsvägen 4, 541 34 Skövde | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bangårdsgatan 6, 549 34 Skövde | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lassagårdsgatan 6 D, 549 66 Skövde | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Jonstorpsgatan 11, 549 37 Skövde | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hasslumsvägen 13, 549 37 Skövde | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ullbergs Gata 5, 549 52 Skövde | 2003 |
| · Enskild firma | Blåbärsstigen 41, 549 40 Skövde | 1994 |
| · chain | Fjärrvärmevägen 1, 549 65 Skövde | 1993 |
| · Bravida Sverige AB · chain | Norregårdsvägen 8, 541 34 Skövde | 1992 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kylarvägen 3, 549 37 Skövde | 1990 |
| · Enskild firma | Skövdevägen 2, 541 55 Skövde | – |
| · Assemblin VS AB · chain | Batterivägen 11, 549 37 Skövde | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Segerstorpsvägen 18, 541 34 Skövde | Jun 2026 |
Robin Granes Väg 2009, 541 53 Skövde | Feb 2026 |
Södra Trängallén 7 B, 549 55 Skövde | Aug 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falun | 39,939 | 27 | 6.8 | 46 |
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 35 | 8.8 | 48 |
| Kristianstad | 41,198 | 15 | 3.6 | 63 |
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 20 | 5.1 | 59 |
| Varberg | 38,575 | 40 | 10.4 | 24 |
| Kalmar | 42,622 | 25 | 5.9 | 64 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for plumber & heating.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skultorp Town | 2 | 5.1 | 56 |
Population of Skövde
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 14.11.2026.