Key Industries

Layton City is a major employment center for Davis County and Northern Utah. Immediately adjacent to Hill Air Force Base, the largest single site employer in Utah, Layton also includes major employment sectors such as aerospace and composites, healthcare, education, finance, hospitality, manufacturing, retail and a broad array of additional employers. With additional growth in businesses, transportation, and population, Layton continues to strengthen economically.

Hill Air Force Base (HAFB)

HAFB is the center of economic activity for Layton and Northern Utah

$11 billion in annual economic impact
$5.7 billion in indirect jobs
26,762 personnel – largest single-site employer in Utah
65,524 jobs created
3 squadrons of the Air Force’s most advanced fighter plane, the F-35, resulting in hundreds of jobs and $285 million in construction
$35 million software facility to support the F-35
Utah Test and Training Range, a one of a kind training opportunity that attracts military from countries around the world to Hill Air Force Base
$1.5 billion Northrop Grumman expansion for the GBSD missile contract and additional 2,400 new employees needed to support that project, is located just to the north of Layton at the West Gate of Hill Air Force Base and will continue to add to Layton and the region’s economic growth

Aerospace and Composites

As one may suspect next to Hill Air Force Base, there is a large private defense research, development and manufacturing industry that supports the mission of Hill Air Force Base and the United States Military, and other high tech products.

Defense contractors in Layton: Boeing, General Atomics, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Kihomac, Janicki, Rantec, and Westest Engineering Corporation
This video shows how Layton City is the ideal place to live, work and play for professionals in the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials industry. Layton offers plenty of job opportunities, affordable living and world-class recreation that’s just minutes away.
This video highlights why Utah is a worldwide leader of innovation in the advanced materials and manufacturing industry. Beginning over 50 years ago with the manufacturing of lightweight components for the strategic missile programs, Utah has since grown to be one of the largest concentrations of composites companies in the nation, with significant companies like Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Kihomac, Janicki, Hill Air Force Base, and many others calling Utah home.

Hospitality

With Davis Conference Center and its immediate adjacency to Hill Air Force Base, Layton has a bustling hospitality industry that includes:

70,000 square foot Davis Conference Center
11 hotels with over 1,000 hotel rooms
Over 150 restaurants
2 movie theaters

Industrial

Several leading Industrial manufacturers call Layton home:

Retail

Layton is the primary retail provider in Davis County and one of the strongest in the State of Utah. Major retailers include:

Layton Hills Mall – Dillard’s, JCPenney’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, SeaQuest Interactive Aquarium
Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, Barnes & Noble, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Minky Couture
Multiple car dealerships including Young Chevrolet, Ed Kenley Ford and Young Automotive Group

Healthcare

Healthcare providers have selected Layton to be their center for operations:

Davis Hospital & Medical Center (207,000 sq./ft., 220 beds)
Intermountain Layton Hospital (320,000 sq./ft., 43 beds, 4 operating rooms)
Intermountain Healthcare Clinic
Tanner Clinic (Davis County’s largest clinic with 100+ physicians)

Hotels

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