Kviteseid
Municipality index · based on 2025
50 of 100
Between rank 12 and 26 of 39 in KOSTRA group 4 (rank 20 with the default weights). Between 57 and 220 of 357 in Norway (185 with the default weights).
The rank is shown as a range when it moves a lot with other weights, normalisations and handling of missing data. The range covers 90 per cent of 1,000 draws. Methodology
Development index 45 of 100: how the key figures have changed over about the last three years, compared with the group. Profile: Lower level · weaker development.
No figures for public contracts; the weights are spread over the other parts.
| Part | Score (0–100) | Group median | Development (0–100) | Score as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work and business | 52 | 52 | 28 | |
| Economy | 52 | 46 | 44 | |
| Population and growth | 34 | 47 | 70 | |
| Work, education and housing | 75 | 54 | 45 | |
| Health and living conditions | Third quarter of the group | Shown as a quarter, not as a score or rank | ||
| Local economy (our company data) | 53 | 56 | 50 | |
| Public contracts | – | – | – | Comes when Doffin is connected (weight 0) |
The score is the percentile rank in the group: 50 means middle of the pack among municipalities like it. The index does not measure the quality of services.
Level and development in the group
Each dot is a municipality in the same group. The municipality you are viewing is the largest dot, with its name. Level largely reflects size and geography; development shows the direction.
Similar municipalities
- Rindal 1,935 inhabitants · index 57
- Vågå 3,553 inhabitants · index 54
- Hemsedal 2,707 inhabitants · index 65
- Øystre Slidre 3,347 inhabitants · index 66
- Sør-Aurdal 2,841 inhabitants · index 59
- Rollag 1,452 inhabitants · index 63
- Nesbyen 3,234 inhabitants · index 42
- Hjartdal 1,638 inhabitants · index 41
Chosen by population, centrality, commuting and industry structure (employment by industry), not by the index.
Key figures from Statistics Norway
Work and business
| Key figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employed, share of age 20–66 (high scores high) | 75.2% 2025 | table 11618 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Job coverage (jobs per employed resident) (shown, not in the index) | 82.7% 2025 | table 11618 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Registered unemployed, share of labour force (low scores high) | 1.1% 2025 | table 13563 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| New enterprises per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high) | 12.8 2023 | table 13701 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Limited company bankruptcies per 1,000 inhabitants (low scores high) | 0.4 2025 | table 07165 figures from an earlier municipality number |
Economy
| Key figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Household income after tax, median (high scores high) | NOK 643,000 2024 | table 06944 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Net operating result, share of operating revenue (municipal group) (high scores high) | 0.7% 2025 | table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Unrestricted reserves, share of operating revenue (high scores high) | 2.8% 2025 | table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Net debt, share of operating revenue (low scores high) | 51.9% 2025 | table 12143 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Net operating expenditure per inhabitant (shown, not in the index) | NOK 100,887 2025 | table 12137 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Gross operating revenue per inhabitant (shown, not in the index) | NOK 172,053 2025 | table 12137 figures from an earlier municipality number |
Population and growth
| Key figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population on 1 January (shown, not in the index) | 2,463 2026 | table 11342 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Population growth, last year (high scores high) | −0.4% 2026 | table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Net migration per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high) | 1.6 2025 | table 06913 figures from an earlier municipality number some years withheld by SSB |
| Share aged 80 and over (shown, not in the index) | 7.5% 2026 | table 07459 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Projected population growth to 2030 (main alternative) (high scores high) | −0.2% 2026 | table 14746 |
| Projected population growth to 2050 (main alternative) (shown, not in the index) | 0.9% 2026 | table 14746 |
Work, education and housing
| Key figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Net in-commuting, share of employed residents (shown, not in the index) | −13.6% 2025 | table 11616 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Children aged 1–5 in kindergarten (high scores high) | 94.6% 2025 | table 13502 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Share with university or college education (16 and over) (high scores high) | 31.0% 2025 | table 09429 |
| Share living in overcrowded homes (low scores high) | 5.7% 2025 | table 14902 |
| Detached houses, share of all dwellings (shown, not in the index) | 85.0% 2026 | table 06265 figures from an earlier municipality number |
| Net expenditure on culture per inhabitant (shown, not in the index) | NOK 3,710 2025 | table 13135 figures from an earlier municipality number |
Health and living conditions
| Key figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth (15-year period) (high scores high) | 81.8 years 2025 | FHI table 508 |
| Share in households with persistent low income (EU60) (low scores high) | 8.8% 2024 | FHI table 403 |
| Completed upper secondary education (standardised) (high scores high) | – 2025 | FHI table 623 some years withheld by SSB |
| Young people satisfied with their health (Ungdata, latest survey) (high scores high) | – 2025 | FHI table 349 |
| Disability benefit recipients aged 20–66 (standardised) (low scores high) | 12.0% 2024 | FHI table 787 |
Local economy (our company data)
| Key figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Limited companies we follow per 1,000 inhabitants (high scores high) | 27.2 2026 | Our data |
| Median operating margin, companies we follow (high scores high) | 1.7% 2025 | Our data |
| New bankruptcies and liquidations per 1,000 limited companies (low scores high) | 14.9 2025 | Our data |
Public contracts
| Key figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Share of the municipality's contracts (Doffin) won by local companies (high scores high) | – 2025 | Our data |
Each key figure is for the year shown beside it. Municipalities that merged or were renumbered get the figures from the old number where Statistics Norway has not recalculated them.
Industries in the municipality · 2025
The largest industries by persons employed with their workplace in the municipality (1,041 in all in 2025), with the change since 2020.
| Industry (SN2007) | Employed | Share | Location quotient | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undervisning 85 | 100 | 9.6% | 1.19 | Stable |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | 95 | 9.1% | 1.92 | Falling |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | 93 | 8.9% | 1.63 | Stable |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | 81 | 7.8% | 1.23 | Falling |
| Oppføring av bygninger 41 | 76 | 7.3% | 3.04 | Stable |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 60 | 5.8% | 5.55 | Rising |
| Helsetjenester 86 | 53 | 5.1% | 0.56 | Rising |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 51 | 4.9% | 2.13 | Rising |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | 46 | 4.4% | 0.64 | Falling |
| Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 | 39 | 3.7% | 2.01 | Stable |
| Tjenester tilknyttet informasjonsteknologi 62 | 38 | 3.7% | 1.51 | New |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | 38 | 3.7% | 0.57 | Stable |
A location quotient above 1 means the industry is larger here than in the rest of Norway (2 = twice the share). “Rising” and “Falling” need both at least a 10% change over five years and a change at least 5 percentage points better or worse than in Norway. Industries with fewer than 20 employed are shown as a three-year moving average and are not classified. Source: Statistics Norway, table 13470 (employed by workplace, 4th quarter).
Housing and labour market · 2025
Kviteseid is a home municipality: many residents work in other municipalities. The municipality has 1,043 jobs and 1,207 employed residents, and 56% of the residents work in the municipality.
- Jobs (employed by workplace)
- 1,043
- Employed residents
- 1,207
- Jobs per employed resident
- 0.86
- Commute in
- 371
- Commute out
- 535
Where the residents work (outside the municipality)
| Municipality | Employed | Share of employed residents |
|---|---|---|
| Seljord | 136 | 11.3% |
| Tokke | 77 | 6.4% |
| Oslo | 53 | 4.4% |
| Vinje | 39 | 3.2% |
| Midt-Telemark | 21 | 1.7% |
Where those who work here live (outside the municipality)
| Municipality | Employed | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Seljord | 96 | 9.2% |
| Midt-Telemark | 48 | 4.6% |
| Tokke | 33 | 3.2% |
| Nissedal | 29 | 2.8% |
| Vinje | 28 | 2.7% |
Employed persons aged 15–74 in the 4th quarter, by home and work municipality (SSB 03321). Job municipality: at least 10% more jobs than employed residents. Home municipality: at least 10% fewer. Flows under 10 people are counted but not shown. Work on the continental shelf is shown as its own workplace.
Stress test: the oil downturn and the pandemic
How did employment and unemployment in the municipality develop in two downturns, compared with the country?
The oil downturn (2014–2016)
The number of jobs changed by −10.1% from 2014 to 2016, against −1.3% in the country: a weaker development than the country.
| Measure | Kviteseid | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Change in jobs 2014–2016 | −10.1% | −1.3% |
| Change in jobs 2014–2018 (recovery) | −3.3% | +2.0% |
| Change in registered unemployment 2014–2016 | −0.2 pp | +0.3 pp |
| Registered unemployment 2014 | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| Share of jobs in oil and gas 2014 (extraction and services) | 0.0% | – |
The change in jobs is in the quarter of municipalities with the weakest development in the period.
The pandemic (2019–2020)
The number of jobs changed by −3.3% from 2019 to 2020, against −0.9% in the country: a weaker development than the country.
| Measure | Kviteseid | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Change in jobs 2019–2020 | −3.3% | −0.9% |
| Change in jobs 2019–2022 (recovery) | −5.2% | +4.2% |
| Change in registered unemployment 2019–2020 | +0.6 pp | +1.1 pp |
| Registered unemployment 2019 | 1.1% | 1.8% |
The change in jobs is in the quarter of municipalities with the weakest development in the period.
Jobs are employed persons aged 15–74 by workplace in the 4th quarter (SSB 07984). Unemployment is registered unemployed as a share of the labour force (SSB 13563). The country is the sum of the municipalities, on today's municipality map. Within one percentage point counts as “about like the country”. Oil and gas is industry 05–09 (extraction and services), without the supply industry. pp = percentage points.
Cost and quality of services · 2025
Cost per user and one quality measure for three services, compared with the median of the municipality group (KOSTRA).
| Service | Cost | Position against the group |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | NOK 287,694 −7% against the median | Lower cost, lower quality measure (38 municipalities in the group) |
| Primary school | NOK 190,103 +1% against the median | Higher cost, higher quality measure (39 municipalities in the group) |
| Nursing homes | NOK 4,388 −30% against the median | Lower cost, lower quality measure (39 municipalities in the group) |
KOSTRA (SSB 12379, 13502, 12255 and 12209). One measure is not the whole quality of a service, and school points also reflect the pupils' background. Cost depends on settlement patterns and distances. The figures are a starting point for questions, not a grade.
Companies registered in the municipality
- Limited companies we follow
- 67
- With accounts 2026
- 1
- Turnover 2026 (NOK)
- 66 MNOK
- Median operating margin 2026
- too few companies
Only limited companies in the sectors we follow, by business address. The head office can be elsewhere than the activity. Companies reporting in another currency than NOK are left out of turnover.
Largest companies in the municipality
- HAUGO ENTREPRENØR AS 126 MNOK (2025)
- VIKING BYGG AS 86 MNOK (2025)
- GODRIVE AS 66 MNOK (2026)
- PORTULA BYGG OG UTVIKLING AS 58 MNOK (2025)
- LL SKREOSEN 17 MNOK (2025)
- EIKLAND BYGG AS 8 MNOK (2025)
- VENÅS-BYGG AS 7 MNOK (2025)
- SVERRE RUUD MANUFAKTUR AS 4 MNOK (2025)
- KVITESEID GLASSERVICE AS 4 MNOK (2025)
- MORGEDAL BYGG AS 3 MNOK (2025)
- STENSRUD BYGG OG TAKSERING AS 3 MNOK (2025)
- HAARSTAD PRECISION PRODUCTS AS 2 MNOK (2025)
- MK ANLEGG AS 2 MNOK (2025)
- VAMAS ENTREPRENØR AS 2 MNOK (2025)
- NORDIGARD ANLEGG AS 1 MNOK (2025)
67 limited companies in the sectors we follow have their business address here.
Latest awards from buyers in the municipality
- Renovasjonstjenester Renovest IKS · 4 June 2026
- Velferdsteknologi i Vest-Telemark (Seljord, Kviteseid, Tokke, Fyresdal, Nissedal og Vinje), rammeavtale Vest-Telemarkrådet · 16 April 2026
- Transport av RA-slam Renovest IKS · 25 March 2026
- Slamrenovasjon Renovest IKS · 23 March 2026
- Slutthandsaming av restavfall Renovest IKS · 24 September 2024
- Sluttbehandling av matavfall Renovest IKS · 3 November 2023
From Doffin. The buyer's address decides the municipality; state agencies are often where their head office is.
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for public data (NLOD 2.0) made available by Doffin/the Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ). NLOD 2.0
Earlier municipalities
- Kviteseid (3821) · renumbered 2024
Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 03321, table 06265, table 06913, table 06944, table 07165, table 07459, table 07984, table 09429, table 11342, table 11616, table 11618, table 12137, table 12143, table 12209, table 12255, table 12379, table 13135, table 13470, table 13502, table 13563, table 13701, table 14746, table 14902, municipality map and KOSTRA groups from Klass. CC BY 4.0.
Source for health and living conditions: Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Folkehelsestatistikk, FHI table 349, FHI table 403, FHI table 508, FHI table 623, FHI table 787. NLOD 2.0.