Drawn from the latest ONS and Census figures for Ashton-in-Makerfield, with what ChatFlow does about each.
76.9% of homes owner-occupied
76.9% of Ashton-in-Makerfield households own their home, above the 64.1% typical of towns in England and Wales. Homeowners are the customers for trades, home services and local shops, and they often get in touch in the evening.
Customers who work shifts
17.8% of working Ashton-in-Makerfield residents are in wholesale and retail trade, the town's largest field of work, ahead of human health and social work activities (15.1%) and construction (11.3%). Many of them message businesses before or after their shift.
26,375 people lived in Ashton-in-Makerfield at the 2021 Census, 7.6% of Wigan's population. That is a lot of customers who would rather message than call.