Plumber & heating in Varberg
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (24/100)
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 40 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Varberg - 10.4 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 7.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 28.
In the last 3 years 7 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Varberg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Varbergs kommun), from 40 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.
| Varberg | Sweden | Varberg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 30% | 21% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 10% | 3% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 21% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 35% | 47% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.1m | SEK 1.9m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 628k | SEK 631k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 5% | 4% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VarbergThis 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 – Varbergs 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 Varberg.
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 – Varbergs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
40 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Borgasgatan 19, 432 57 Varberg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trilsbergsvägen 39, 432 47 Varberg | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kroksbergsvägen 8 B, 432 47 Varberg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Träslöv 2 B, 432 91 Varberg | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kardanvägen 2 C, 432 32 Varberg | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Havtornsvägen 7, 432 54 Varberg | 2024 |
| · Veitech AB · chain | Kungsgatan 32, 432 44 Varberg | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Grävlingvägen 1, 432 47 Varberg | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vagnvägen 16 C, 432 32 Varberg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vagnvägen 16 C, 432 32 Varberg | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Smålandsgatan 236 Bv, 432 30 Varberg | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gröningagårdsvägen 28, 432 47 Varberg | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Karl Nordströms Väg 27, 432 53 Varberg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Solviksvägen 80, 432 54 Varberg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Härdgatan 18, 432 32 Varberg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bandholtzgatan 33 A, 432 52 Varberg | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sjöborrevägen 75, 432 74 Träslövsläge | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trönningevägen 2, 432 47 Varberg | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Boråsgatan 22, 432 45 Varberg | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Härdgatan 33, 432 32 Varberg | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bandholtzgatan 31 B, 432 52 Varberg | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Smältugnsgatan 7 F, 432 32 Varberg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Eskilsgatan 4, 432 45 Varberg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Batterivägen 3 D, 432 32 Varberg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Träslöv 7 A, 432 91 Varberg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Signalvägen 2, 432 32 Varberg | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Susvindsvägen 4, 432 32 Varberg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kroksbergsvägen 20, 432 47 Varberg | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sveagatan 119, 432 43 Varberg | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blästergatan 3, 432 32 Varberg | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sävstaholmsvägen 21, 432 46 Varberg | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Susvindsvägen 1 A, 432 32 Varberg | 2006 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Gerlachs Väg 6, 432 51 Varberg | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Härdgatan 30, 432 32 Varberg | 2002 |
| · Enskild firma | Falkenbergsgatan 23 Lgh 1102, 432 51 Varberg | 2000 |
| · Enskild firma | Kastanjevägen 39, 432 46 Varberg | 2000 |
| · Enskild firma | Smältugnsgatan 2, 432 32 Varberg | 1999 |
| · Enskild firma | Körsbärsstigen 2, 432 46 Varberg | 1996 |
| · Assemblin VS AB · chain | Susvindsvägen 5, 432 32 Varberg | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Vagnvägen 12, 432 32 Varberg | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Borgasgatan 19, 432 57 Varberg | Oct 2026 |
Trilsbergsvägen 39, 432 47 Varberg | Jan 2026 |
Kroksbergsvägen 8 B, 432 47 Varberg | Nov 2025 |
Träslöv 2 B, 432 91 Varberg | Oct 2025 |
Kardanvägen 2 C, 432 32 Varberg | Dec 2024 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 20 | 5.1 | 59 |
| Åkersberga | 37,714 | 50 | 13.3 | 10 |
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 34 | 8.5 | 50 |
| Falun | 39,939 | 27 | 6.8 | 46 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 25 | 6.2 | 51 |
| Karlskrona | 36,423 | 27 | 7.4 | 50 |
Population of Varberg
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 13.11.2026.