Business Services in Chatham

Chatham Company Scorecard

Out of Chatham's 11,164 total incorporated companies, 970 were formed in the last 12 months.

Chatham's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Chatham include the 1,176 companies working in construction, 728 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 678 companies working in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles. The business sectors with the least activity include water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities with 19 active companies, agriculture, forestry and fishing with 16 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 5 active companies.

Company Trends in Chatham

Looking at the big changes in Chatham's businesses over the last five years, the biggest increase was in other letting and operating of own or leased real estate now making up 6.83% of active businesses, a total of 398 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 4.84% of active businesses in Chatham, a change of 110% from the 2.31% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 2.64% of Chatham's active companies.

Notable changes in Chatham's business sectors include a rise of 59% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 30% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 27% in human health and social work activities.