Drawn from the latest ONS and Census figures for County Durham, with what ChatFlow does about each.
From Durham to Newton Aycliffe, County Durham spans 3 towns of 25,000+ people. Businesses with more than one branch can give each its own hours and details in one agent.
Every business competes on response time
County Durham has 18,115 business units (ONS, 2026), most of them small. An AI agent answers first so the team can reply to the conversations that need a person.
The largest sector: retail, wholesale and motor trade
Retail, wholesale and motor trade is the largest sector in County Durham, with 2,980 business units (16.5% of the total). Tell shoppers what is in stock, when it will arrive and how returns work, before they give up and buy elsewhere.