Business development in Sør-Aurdal
How jobs have changed, where the municipality is exposed, and which industries are related to its strengths. The figures show relationships, not recommendations. Back to Sør-Aurdal
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Sør-Aurdal changed by −113 (−8.4%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +118 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −53 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −178 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | −113 | From 1,348 to 1,235 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +57 | +124% | +2% |
| Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 | +13 | +25% | +2% |
| Anleggsvirksomhet 42 | +9 | +82% | +10% |
| Produksjon av møbler 31 | +7 | – | −7% |
| Oppføring av bygninger 41 | +3 | +6% | −3% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsetjenester 86 | −38 | −29% | +13% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −27 | −14% | +6% |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | −22 | −22% | +4% |
| Produksjon av trelast og varer av tre, kork, strå og flettematerialer, unntatt møbler 16 | −41 | −33% | −13% |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | −15 | −8% | +4% |
Employed persons by workplace and industry (SN2007, 2-digit), 4th quarter (SSB 13470). The tables are sorted by local conditions: the change beyond what national growth and the industry mix explain. 2 industries without figures in both years are left out.
How dependent is the municipality on a few industries?
- Share of jobs in the three largest industries
- 36%
- Median in the municipality group: 34%
- Industries with jobs
- 34
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 738
- Median in the municipality group: 694
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 81 employees in the whole company: Brødrene Dokken AS.
HHI is the sum of squared shares: a higher number means jobs are concentrated in fewer industries. Employees count the whole company, not only jobs in the municipality.
Strengths and related industries
The municipality has a larger share of jobs than Norway in: Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk, Produksjon av trelast og varer av tre, kork, strå og flettematerialer, unntatt møbler, Oppføring av bygninger, Anleggsvirksomhet, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Landtransport og rørtransport, Juridisk og regnskapsmessig tjenesteyting. and 3 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Undervisning 85 | 35% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | 30% | Landtransport og rørtransport, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Oppføring av bygninger |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 29% | Oppføring av bygninger, Jordbruk og tjenester tilknyttet jordbruk, jakt og viltstell, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet |
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | 28% | Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Oppføring av bygninger, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift |
| Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 | 26% | Landtransport og rørtransport, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift |
Related industries often appear together with the municipality's strengths in other municipalities, are not a strength here, and grow in Norway. Closeness shows how much of what usually comes with the industry the municipality already has. It is a starting point for questions, not a recommendation.
The companies driving growth
- Brødrene Dokken AS +10 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+4%)
- Begna Bruk AS +9 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+3%)
- Valdres Skog AS +8 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+23%)
- Rune Holt AS +5 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+24%)
- Knut Olav Sundland AS +4 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+31%)
Companies in the sectors we follow, with their business address in the municipality, sorted by the increase in revenue from the year before (NOK accounts only).
Indications based on open data. Not advice. Methodology
Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 13470. CC BY 4.0. Company figures: our calculations from annual accounts (Brønnøysund Register Centre).