Fremont has several major employment hubs within its borders, with industries ranging from technology and manufacturing to healthcare and hospitality. Technology and life sciences jobs are concentrated in Fremont’s Warm Springs, Bayside, and Ardenwood districts, whereas retail and hospitality jobs are concentrated in the Fremont’s City Center area and historic districts, and in retail nodes spread throughout the community. The City Center area also serves as a major regional cluster of healthcare employment stemming from Washington Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, and Sutter Health’s facilities, along with numerous private medical, dental, and optometric practices.
Warm Springs/South Fremont
The Warm Springs District in South Fremont is home to the City’s second and newest operating BART station. Anchored by Tesla’s Fremont Factory, the area immediately surrounding has been designated as an Innovation District, an area that supports the creation of new businesses and development of new technologies by leveraging the physical infrastructure and human capital that exist. The Warm Springs District includes many marquee employers including Seagate, Western Digital, and ThermoFisher Scientific, along with a host of startups and high-growth companies.
Bayside Industrial Zone
Along the west side of Interstate 880 lies Fremont’s Bayside Industrial Zone, home to over two-thirds of Fremont’s 50 million square feet of industrial space. Spanning from Dixon Landing Fremont’s southern border up to Stevenson Boulevard, Bayside includes a range of industrial activity ranging from heavy industries to advanced technology development. Major employers include Lam Research, UPS, Delta Electronics, and Mentor Graphics. While employment in Bayside skews heavily to technology, manufacturing, and logistics, the district also includes the Pacific Commons Shopping Center, a major regional retail center spanning 840 acres.
Ardenwood Technology Park
In the northwestern corner of Fremont across the Dumbarton Bridge from Menlo Park and the SF Peninsula lies Ardenwood Technology Park, a 3 million square foot research and development hub home to many life sciences companies. In 2018, Facebook began to expand into the district, with plans to eventually employ thousands of workers at its 16-building campus. Another major employer is Boehringer Ingelheim, a biopharmaceutical development company that makes therapies in Ardenwood made nowhere else.
Fremont Downtown and City Center
Located in the heart of central Fremont are the Downtown and City Center Areas. While jobs in Fremont’s 110-acre Downtown area are primarily tied to Fremont City Hall and local retail, the encompassing City Center area provides employment through several regional hospitals. The City Center Area is served by the Fremont BART station and is home to over 30,000 jobs and 15,000 residents.
