Oceangate Funding Group, a small-business funding broker in Ogden, Utah, at 2618 Washington Blvd, summarizes Weber County's business base here: 6,389 employer establishments in 2023, most with fewer than five employees, led by construction. It lists local contacts, notes how Ogden City and Weber County differ for registration, and links each sector to the funding structures that suit it.
| Office | 2618 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401, inside Ogden city limits (U.S. Census geocoder) |
|---|---|
| Phone | (801) 618-3773 |
| Weber County employers | 6,389 establishments; 56.2 percent under five employees (CBP 2023) |
| No-employee businesses | 18,981 in Weber County (Nonemployer Statistics 2024) |
| ZIP 84401 | 1,658 employer establishments, 28,653 paid employees (ZBP 2023) |
Where the office sits
The U.S. Census Bureau geocoder places 2618 Washington Blvd inside Ogden city, in Weber County, within the Ogden--Layton urban area. Ogden city spreads across several ZIP codes: most of its land is in 84404, 84401 and 84403, with smaller parts in 84405, 84310 and 84408 (Census 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file). A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a city boundary, so an 84401 address is not automatically inside the city; Ogden city covers 26.9 percent of ZIP 84401's land. That matters for licensing, covered in the Ogden City licensing guide.
The Weber County, UT business base in numbers
Weber County had 6,389 employer establishments with 96,241 paid employees and $4.88 billion in annual payroll in 2023 (U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023). Small employers dominate: 3,589 establishments, or 56.2 percent, had fewer than five employees, and 86.3 percent had fewer than 20. Another 18,981 businesses ran with no paid employees in 2024 (U.S. Census Bureau, Nonemployer Statistics 2024). Because those two programs measure different businesses in different years, the figures are not added together.
| Sector (NAICS) | Employer establishments | Paid employees | Annual payroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction (23) | 1,042 | 9,178 | $623.8 million |
| Health care and social assistance (62) | 775 | 12,627 | $678.8 million |
| Retail trade (44-45) | 731 | 12,380 | $419.3 million |
| Professional, scientific and technical services (54) | 689 | 4,826 | $289.8 million |
| Accommodation and food services (72) | 469 | 8,945 | $176.2 million |
| Manufacturing (31-33) | 300 | 14,002 | $953.1 million |
Construction leads by establishment count; manufacturing, with far fewer establishments, has the largest payroll. Self-employment is less common than statewide: 8.2 percent of Weber County's employed residents were self-employed (margin of error 0.6 points), against 9.4 percent for Utah (margin 0.2), and 6.3 percent in Ogden city itself (margin 0.9) (U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates).
What that means for funding requests from Ogden, UT
- Contractors and trades, the largest group by count, mostly need working capital between progress billings and equipment financing for machines and work vehicles. Searches for Ogden, Utah general contractors reflect a busy sector; contractor financing goes deeper.
- Clinics and dental offices tend to finance equipment and build-outs.
- Shops and wholesalers fund stock ahead of sales.
- Restaurants finance kitchens and cover uneven weeks.
Residential building activity gives contractors context: permits authorized 1,440 new housing units in Weber County in 2023, 1,630 in 2024 and 1,490 in 2025, and in 2025 813 of those units were single-family and 614 were in buildings of five or more units (U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey). Every structure is compared in the six-way comparison, and sector pages are under financing by industry.
Inside ZIP code 84401
The office's ZIP code, 84401, held 1,658 employer establishments with 28,653 paid employees in 2023, and 51.8 percent of those establishments had fewer than five employees (U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023). Construction led with 253 establishments, followed by professional services (209), retail trade (175), other services (150), manufacturing (138), food service (118), health care (105) and wholesale trade (102). Those are ZIP figures, not city-limit figures.
Registration and licensing for Ogden, UT businesses
Partners usually confirm that a business is registered with the state and holds whatever local license applies. In Weber County, which body issues that license depends on where the business is: Ogden city, one of the other cities such as South Ogden, North Ogden or Roy, or an unincorporated area. The Ogden City licensing guide sorts this out, and the Utah OneStop registration checklist covers state records.
Local contacts
- Ogden City: the official website, ogdencity.gov, has Business and Economic Development sections (checked 2026-10-16).
- Weber County: the county's official website is webercountyutah.gov (checked 2026-10-16).
- Ogden-Weber Chamber of Commerce: ogdenweberchamber.com (checked 2026-10-16).
- SBA Utah District Office: 125 S. State St., Suite 2227, Salt Lake City, UT 84138; it says it serves all 29 Utah counties (legacy.sba.gov/district/utah, accessed 2026-10-16).
Free small business advising is listed in northern Utah small business resources. We are not affiliated with any of these organizations.
Reaching us
Call (801) 618-3773, or start a request online. Our address is 2618 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401. Owners in neighboring towns work with us the same way; see the communities we work with. Who we are is on the about page and phone and address on the contact page.
Who Oceangate Funding Group works with in Ogden, UT
Oceangate Funding Group works with Ogden, UT businesses in four sectors our partners have confirmed: contractors and construction trades, restaurants and food service, medical and dental practices and retailers and wholesalers that carry stock. Being in one of them does not decide the outcome; the partner does.
Paperwork partners commonly ask for
- The last three to six months of business bank statements
- Your most recent business tax return
- Current financial statements: profit and loss plus a balance sheet
- Government-issued ID for each owner
- Formation documents and your EIN
- A list of existing business debts and payments
Each lending partner sets its own list, so treat this as a starting point.
How a request moves forward
- It starts with a call to (801) 618-3773 or the short contact form. On the phone we cover the purpose of the funds, time in business and approximate monthly revenue.
- You hear which options match the need and what a partner will likely want to review. We submit nothing without your approval.
- With your permission, we take the request to lending partners that offer that kind of funding. Each partner reviews it and makes its own credit decision.
- If a partner makes an offer, you compare the total cost, payment schedule and terms. You are never obligated to accept.
Oceangate Funding Group is based at 2618 Washington Blvd, Ogden, UT 84401.
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