Showing Dorset East data
Total Percentage
Total businesses 4,440 -
Construction 825 18.58%
Wholesale, retail and repair 700 15.77%
Professional, scientific and technical activities 620 13.96%
Administrative and support service activities 335 7.55%
Manufacturing 325 7.32%
Information and communications 240 5.41%
Accommodation and food services 215 4.84%
Human heath and social work activites 210 4.73%
Real estate activities 185 4.17%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 135 3.04%
Arts, entertainment and recreation 120 2.70%
Financial and insurance activities 110 2.48%
Transportation and storage 95 2.14%
Education 85 1.91%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 35 0.79%
Water, sewerage and waste management 25 0.56%
Electricity, gas, steam and air 5 0.11%
Mining and quarrying 0 0.00%

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


Business size bands

Showing Dorset East data
Total businesses 4,440 -
Micro (0 to 9 employees) 3,800 85.6%
Small (10 to 49 employees) 555 12.5%
Medium (50 to 249 employees) 80 1.8%
Large (250+ employees) 5 0.1%

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