Business development in Vestby
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 Vestby
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Vestby changed by +1,796 (+21.7%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +725 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −37 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | +1,108 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +1,796 | From 8,291 to 10,087 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner 47 | +303 | +34% | +4% |
| Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 | +264 | +16% | +4% |
| Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport 52 | +244 | +64% | +19% |
| Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud 88 | +171 | +36% | +2% |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | +169 | +164% | +11% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | −97 | −19% | +8% |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | −36 | −19% | +46% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −58 | −11% | +6% |
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | −10 | −5% | +31% |
| Undervisning 85 | −31 | −5% | +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
- 37%
- Median in the municipality group: 31%
- Industries with jobs
- 63
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 732
- Median in the municipality group: 610
Jobs are more concentrated in a few industries than in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 1,158 employees in the whole company: Dsv Road 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: Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Trykking og reproduksjon av innspilte opptak, Produksjon av møbler, Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr, Uttak fra kilde, rensing og distribusjon av vann, Oppføring av bygninger, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner. and 11 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | 36% | Oppføring av bygninger, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | 35% | Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler, Overnattingsvirksomhet, Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | 34% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Oppføring av bygninger, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | 34% | Landtransport og rørtransport, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Oppføring av bygninger |
| Undervisning 85 | 33% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Oppføring av bygninger, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
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
- Dsv Road AS +2,774 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+182%)
- Asko Sentrallager og Transport AS +1,797 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+12%)
- Asko Sentrallager Kjøl AS +1,399 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+7%)
- Asko Øst AS +355 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+6%)
- JOH. Johannson Kaffe AS +320 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+25%)
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).