Drawn from the latest ONS and Census figures for Mid Devon, with what ChatFlow does about each.
There are about 59 business units per 1,000 residents in Mid Devon, well above the UK figure of 47. Customers have choices, and a slow reply sends them to the next one.
Every business competes on response time
Mid Devon has 5,060 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.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing leads
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the largest sector in Mid Devon, with 1,320 business units (26.1% of the total). Answer stock, collection and opening-hours questions for farm shops and suppliers while the team is out on the land.