Plumber & heating in Växjö
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (63/100)
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 44 active businesses in the category “Plumber & heating” in Växjö - 5.9 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 54.
In the last 3 years 6 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Plumber & heating in Växjö against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Växjö kommun), from 32 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.
| Växjö | Sweden | Växjö Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 22% | 21% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 6% | 3% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 13% | 10% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 40% | 47% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.1m | SEK 1.9m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 748k | SEK 631k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 14% | 4% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VäxjöThis 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 – Växjö 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 Växjö.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
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 – Växjö kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
44 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Bollgatan 1, 352 27 Växjö | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Budkavlevägen 4, 352 26 Växjö | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kurortsvägen 8, 352 64 Växjö | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bävervägen 9, 352 45 Växjö | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bävervägen 2, 352 45 Växjö | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vintervägen 7 E, 352 32 Växjö | 2023 |
| · Utländsk filial | Isbjörnsvägen 6, 352 45 Växjö | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bävervägen 9, 352 45 Växjö | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trumpetvägen 35, 352 45 Växjö | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blockvägen 6, 352 45 Växjö | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Marsvägen 2, 352 60 Växjö | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Trappvägen 3, 352 62 Växjö | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Björnbärsvägen 2 D, 352 66 Växjö | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bävervägen 2, 352 45 Växjö | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Nygatan 24 A Lgh 1102, 352 31 Växjö | 2020 |
| · chain | Sjöuddevägen 3, 352 46 Växjö | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hejaregatan 14, 352 46 Växjö | 2017 |
| · Enskild firma | Trappvägen 3, 352 62 Växjö | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Runvägen 4, 352 74 Växjö | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hejaregatan 14, 352 46 Växjö | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gamla Räppevägen 43, 352 74 Växjö | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Blockvägen 8, 352 45 Växjö | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Adelas Väg 21 A, 352 58 Växjö | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Anteliigatan 7 E, 352 36 Växjö | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Dalavägen 4, 352 33 Växjö | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Renvägen 1, 352 45 Växjö | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vallörtsvägen 2, 352 51 Växjö | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Esplanaden 9 B, 352 35 Växjö | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mörners Väg 112, 352 46 Växjö | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västergatan 12 B, 352 31 Växjö | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Esplanaden 1, 352 30 Växjö | 2006 |
| · chain | Hjalmar Petris väg 32, 352 46 Växjö | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Västra Esplanaden 6 A, 352 31 Växjö | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vintervägen 7 E, 352 32 Växjö | 2004 |
| · Aktiebolag | Verkstadsgatan 18, 352 46 Växjö | 2001 |
| · chain | Verkstadsgatan 12, 352 46 Växjö | 1998 |
| · Aktiebolag | Linodlarvägen 10, 352 41 Växjö | 1994 |
| · chain | Smedjegatan 39, 352 46 Växjö | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bävervägen 2, 352 45 Växjö | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Renvägen 12, 352 45 Växjö | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Högsbyvägen 3, 352 74 Växjö | 1988 |
| · Aktiebolag | Älgvägen 7, 352 45 Växjö | 1983 |
| · chain | Sjöuddevägen 8, 352 46 Växjö | 1983 |
| · Assemblin VS AB · chain | Annavägen 5, 352 46 Växjö | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Bollgatan 1, 352 27 Växjö | Oct 2026 |
Budkavlevägen 4, 352 26 Växjö | Sep 2026 |
Kurortsvägen 8, 352 64 Växjö | Aug 2026 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 40 | 5.5 | 61 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 50 | 6.6 | 57 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 60 | 8.5 | 34 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 47 | 6.7 | 56 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 63 | 8.0 | 36 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 54 | 7.8 | 55 |
Population of Växjö
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.