Business development in Horten
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 Horten
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Horten changed by +980 (+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 | +947 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | +327 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | −294 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +980 | From 10,833 to 11,813 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport 52 | +359 | +270% | +19% |
| Produksjon av datamaskiner og elektroniske og optiske produkter 26 | +566 | +36% | +29% |
| Undervisning 85 | +120 | +8% | +4% |
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | +72 | +17% | +4% |
| Reparasjon og installasjon av maskiner og utstyr 33 | +34 | +76% | +15% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | −52 | −24% | +31% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −71 | −11% | +6% |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | −80 | −38% | +8% |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | −33 | −5% | +9% |
| Oppføring av bygninger 41 | −83 | −37% | −3% |
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
- 39%
- Median in the municipality group: 32%
- Industries with jobs
- 61
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 769
- Median in the municipality group: 616
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 1,149 employees in the whole company: KONGSBERG DISCOVERY 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 metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Produksjon av datamaskiner og elektroniske og optiske produkter, Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Produksjon av motorvogner og tilhengere, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Sjøfart, Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport, Overnattingsvirksomhet. and 6 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Fiske, fangst og akvakultur 03 | 26% | Sjøfart, Overnattingsvirksomhet, Undervisning |
| Produksjon av nærings- og nytelsesmidler 10 | 23% | Sjøfart, Overnattingsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner |
| Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning 35 | 22% | Overnattingsvirksomhet, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Sjøfart |
| Produksjon av andre transportmidler 30 | 22% | Sjøfart, Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport, Drift av biblioteker, arkiver, museer og annen kulturvirksomhet |
| Produksjon av gummi- og plastprodukter 22 | 22% | Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Lagring og andre tjenester tilknyttet transport |
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
- EQOM NORWAY AS +81 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+43%)
- FIRING & THORSEN AS +34 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+11%)
- BIKESHOP AS +32 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+11%)
- TORGHATTEN SØR AS +21 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+3%)
- MACHINE PARTNER AS +18 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+41%)
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).