[2] The village was the commercial centre of the area by the mid 19th Century, with three public houses, a general store exporting vast quantities of butter and cheese to Carmarthen docks and an inn, 'The Traveller's Rest'.

The village experienced a decline in trade due to the opening of a railway in the nearby settlement of Pencader.

As of July 2013, there is an agricultural machinery merchant, engineering company, dairy farm, and tour operator based in the village, as well as a Methodist chapel.

There are also numerous public footpaths and bridleways which connect it to the nearby villages of Pencader and Gwyddgrug.

The TrawsCymru T1 bus service, which starts in Lampeter and ends in Carmarthen stops hourly in the village.