Business Services in Hamilton

Hamilton Company Scorecard

Out of Hamilton's 8,717 total incorporated companies, 558 were formed in the last 12 months.

Hamilton's Business Profile

The most common business sectors in Hamilton include the 692 companies working in construction, 593 companies working in professional, scientific and technical activities, and 562 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 11 active companies, public administration and defence; compulsory social security with 7 active companies, and mining and quarrying with 5 active companies.

Company Trends in Hamilton

Looking at the big changes in Hamilton'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 6.77% of active businesses, a total of 277 companies. The next big increase was buying and selling of own real estate which now makes up 2.93% of active businesses in Hamilton, a change of 83% from the 1.6% percentage share seen in 2018. Retail sale via mail order houses or via internet also saw positive growth, currently representing 1.59% of Hamilton's active companies.

Notable changes in Hamilton's business sectors include a rise of 50% in real estate activities since 2018, a rise of 9.87% in wholesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles, and rise of 16% in other service activities.