Showing Dorset North data
Total Percentage
Total businesses 5,685 -
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 935 16.45%
Wholesale, retail and repair 835 14.69%
Construction 765 13.46%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 650 11.43%
Administrative and support service activities 385 6.77%
Manufacturing 340 5.98%
Accommodation and food services 295 5.19%
Human heath and social work activites 230 4.05%
Information and communications 220 3.87%
Real estate activities 215 3.78%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 180 3.17%
Transportation and storage 150 2.64%
Education 120 2.11%
Financial and insurance activities 80 1.41%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 70 1.23%
Water, sewerage and waste management 25 0.44%
Mining and quarrying 5 0.09%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 5 0.09%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2020), ONS


Business size bands

Showing Dorset North data
Total businesses 5,685 -
Micro (0 to 9 employees) 5,015 88.2%
Small (10 to 49 employees) 565 9.9%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) 100 1.8%
Large (250+ employees) 5 0.1%

Source: UK Business: Activity, Size and Location (2020), ONS