Business development in Vegårshei
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 Vegårshei
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Vegårshei changed by +49 (+9.0%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +48 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −19 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | +20 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +49 | From 546 to 595 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helsetjenester 86 | +39 | +390% | +13% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | +13 | +162% | +6% |
| Undervisning 85 | +13 | +25% | +4% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | +14 | +27% | +6% |
| Oppføring av bygninger 41 | +7 | +20% | −3% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | −19 | −21% | +2% |
| Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk 02 | −10 | −29% | +2% |
| Sjøfart 50 | −7 | −100% | +3% |
| Annen faglig, vitenskapelig og teknisk virksomhet 74 | −6 | −100% | +15% |
| Sports- og fritidsaktiviteter og drift av fornøyelsesetablissementer 93 | −4 | −40% | +24% |
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
- 34%
- Median in the municipality group: 34%
- Industries with jobs
- 31
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 701
- 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 23 employees in the whole company: Atletix Treningssenter 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: Skogbruk og tjenester tilknyttet skogbruk, Produksjon av møbler, Oppføring av bygninger, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Undervisning, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon. and 1 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | 28% | Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet, Oppføring av bygninger |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 24% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Oppføring av bygninger, Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | 24% | Oppføring av bygninger, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | 22% | Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Undervisning |
| Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner 45 | 22% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, 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
- Fagbo Eiendom AS +8 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+65%)
- Vegårshei Trappeverksted AS +4 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+15%)
- Maler Raymond Karlsen AS +3 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+172%)
- Daniel Straum AS +2 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+1,910%)
- Brownells Norge AS +1 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+10%)
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).