Hub Profile

Downtown Ogden (THE HUB) is the prime location for the ski industry. Nestled against the Wasatch Mountain range, Ogden is the place for High Adventure Recreation. Whether you ski, heli-ski, rock climb, kayak, boulder, mountain bike, or wakeboard, you can do it all within 5 to 30 minutes from THE HUB.

Ogden has its own private airport, or the Salt Lake International Airport is only 40 minutes away. Ogden’s downtown has all accoutrements of an urban business center, while being 20 minutes from the ski slopes. Ogden’s premier historic downtown is comparable to Vail, Aspen, or Steamboat. The difference between Ogden and those other places? The price tag.

Ski companies like Descente, Goode, Scott, and Kahuna have recently moved to THE HUB. Attractive relocation incentives are available for qualifying companies. For example, a company that moves 50 jobs paying an average of a $50,000 salary could receive $1 million.

Being located in THE HUB provides a strategic advantage to outdoor manufacturers. Dealers and retailers are more likely to visit their suppliers in THE HUB since they can see multiple clients in one stop. In turn, manufacturers can split costs of bringing common dealers and retailers to THE HUB—a deal that cuts costs for both parties.

Demographics

POPULATION 83,714
MEDIAN AGE 28.6
LABOR FORCE 37,681
EDUCATION 88% High School & 55% Attend College
MEDIAN INCOME $38,950
MEAN TRAVEL TIME 19.9 minutes
TOTAL HOUSING UNITS 29,763
MEDIAN HOME VALUE $136,000
NEAREST TOWN OF SIZE Salt Lake City, Capital, 24 Miles away
MOUNTAIN FACTS Snowbasin, Powder Mountain, Wolf Mountain, Malan’s Basin
FAMILY –STYLE SUCCESS The average family in Ogden is married with 3 kids, with a median household income of $38,950. Such attractions and recreational features as shopping centers, movie theatres, parks, golf courses, ice rinks, baseball fields, dinosaur park and museums, lakes for boating, fishing, and water skiing all within 30 minutes of downtown, make Ogden an ideal place to raise families.
BUSINESS CLIMATE Ogden is the 19th fastest growing metropolitan economy in the country according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 2001. Major employers in Ogden include Descente North America, GOODE Ski Technologies, Autoliv, IHC, Convergys, Iomega, AOL, Fresenius, Kimberly Clark, IRS, FMC Corp., Business Depot Ogden and more. A majority of the industry is manufacturing and retail, while 32.5% of the occupations are management and professional.