Staffing & recruitment in 5174 Mathopen
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (37/100)
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 4 active businesses in the category “Staffing & recruitment” in 5174 Mathopen - 11.2 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 3.3 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 1.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 3 October 2026.
The population is 3,559 and has shrunk 0.2% over 5 years.
Compared with Norway
Staffing & recruitment in 5174 Mathopen against all of Norway. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Bergen kommune), from 172 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.
| Mathopen | Norway | Mathopen Norway | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 37% | 39% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 18% | 19% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 28% | 24% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 20% | 31% | Weaker |
Trend
Active businesses over time
5174 MathopenThis line starts on 3 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 3 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Bergen kommune
Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for staffing & recruitment in 5174 Mathopen.
Trouble signs
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
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 parish centre in the municipality.
Existing businesses
4 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aksjeselskap | Gyseterlien 24, 5174 Mathopen | 2021 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Bjorøyveien 8, 5174 Mathopen | 2021 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Håkonshellaveien 105, 5174 Mathopen | 2018 |
| · Aksjeselskap | Bjorøyveien 8, 5174 Mathopen | 2015 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4886 Grimstad | 3,557 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 |
| 4326 Sandnes | 3,557 | 1 | 2.8 | 65 |
| 7040 Trondheim | 3,562 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 |
| 1349 Rykkinn | 3,554 | 2 | 5.6 | 36 |
| 0682 Oslo | 3,552 | 0 | 0.0 | 66 |
| 1570 Dilling | 3,571 | 1 | 2.8 | 52 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for staffing & recruitment.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5239 Rådal Postcode | 5 | 8.9 | 51 |
| 5221 Nesttun Postcode | 5 | 9.9 | 50 |
| 5179 Godvik Postcode | 9 | 17.2 | 35 |
Population of Mathopen
Statistics NorwayWho lives here
Statistics Norway · 2026The line marks the average for Norway.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Norway does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 14.11.2026.