Most businesses employ less than 10 people. There are very few firms locally that employ over 200 people.

Some local employers are:

• Abbeycroft Leisure
• Ipswich Town Football Club
• Local Councils: e.g. Ipswich Borough Council / Babergh District Council / Waveney District Council / St. Edmundsbury Borough Council
• National Trust
• Cineworld
• Newmarket Racecourse
• Golf Clubs / Country Clubs
• Liquid nightclub
• Haven
• Hoseasons
• Potters Leisure
• Seckford Hall Hotel
• Ufford Park Hotel
• Harrod UK