Business development in Notodden
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 Notodden
Change in jobs 2020–2025
The number of jobs in Notodden changed by +478 (+8.9%) from 2020 to 2025, against +8.7% in Norway. The table splits the change in three parts.
| Part | Jobs | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| National growth | +467 | If every industry in the municipality had grown like jobs in Norway (+8.7%). |
| Industry mix | −14 | Added or lost because the municipality has many jobs in industries growing faster or slower than Norway. |
| Local conditions | +24 | The rest: the industries did better or worse here than the same industries in Norway. |
| Total change | +478 | From 5,345 to 5,823 jobs in the industries included. |
Industries that did better here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr 27 | +277 | +413% | +40% |
| Tjenester tilknyttet bergverksdrift og utvinning 09 | +109 | – | +18% |
| Agentur- og engroshandel, unntatt med motorvogner 46 | +74 | +125% | +4% |
| Vakttjeneste og etterforsking 80 | +22 | +733% | +17% |
| Oppføring av bygninger 41 | +12 | +13% | −3% |
Industries that did worse here than in Norway
| Industry (SN2007) | Change | Growth here | Growth in Norway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produksjon av maskiner og utstyr til generell bruk, ikke nevnt annet sted 28 | −80 | −100% | +10% |
| Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon 87 | −50 | −9% | +6% |
| Landtransport og rørtransport 49 | −34 | −18% | +8% |
| Helsetjenester 86 | +40 | +6% | +13% |
| Serveringsvirksomhet 56 | +1 | +1% | +31% |
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
- 33%
- Median in the municipality group: 31%
- Industries with jobs
- 59
- Concentration (HHI, 0–10,000)
- 620
- Median in the municipality group: 610
Jobs are spread over industries about as in similar municipalities.
The largest company we follow with its business address in the municipality has 256 employees in the whole company: WESTCONTROL BERGET 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, Tjenester tilknyttet bergverksdrift og utvinning, Produksjon av gummi- og plastprodukter, Produksjon av metallvarer, unntatt maskiner og utstyr, Produksjon av elektrisk utstyr, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Innsamling, behandling, disponering og gjenvinning av avfall, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner. and 9 more.
| Industry (SN2007) | Closeness to the municipality's strengths | Most related to |
|---|---|---|
| Spesialisert bygge- og anleggsvirksomhet 43 | 39% | Sosiale omsorgstjenester uten botilbud, Pleie- og omsorgstjenester i institusjon, Undervisning |
| Tjenester tilknyttet eiendomsdrift 81 | 38% | Landtransport og rørtransport, Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner |
| Overnattingsvirksomhet 55 | 35% | Detaljhandel, unntatt med motorvogner, Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner |
| Anleggsvirksomhet 42 | 35% | Elektrisitets-, gass-, damp- og varmtvannsforsyning, Handel med og reparasjon av motorvogner, Annen personlig tjenesteyting |
| Offentlig administrasjon og forsvar, og trygdeordninger underlagt offentlig forvaltning 84 | 34% | Helsetjenester, Undervisning, Handel med og reparasjon av 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
- OPTIME SUBSEA SERVICES AS +66 MNOK in revenue in 2024 (+132%)
- NOTODDEN ENERGI AS +45 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+23%)
- AUTOSTRADA NOTODDEN AS +41 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+35%)
- NORSK FISKEEKSPORT AS +32 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (–)
- NOTODDEN BIL OG SPEEDSHOP AS +23 MNOK in revenue in 2025 (+34%)
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).