Located near two interstate highways: I-40 and I-95, on the western edge of Johnston County, Clayton is the fastest growing town in Johnston County. Today it is a thriving community with an estimated population of 10,000. Clayton is convenient to several major cities: Raleigh (15 minutes to the west), Research Triangle Park (30 minutes west) and Durham (35 minutes west). Flourishing retail and medical services sectors make Clayton a destination for residents of surrounding areas.

Industry, in the form of bio-pharmaceutical companies like Bayer Inc., Fresenius Kabi, and Novo Nordisk employs many of the Clayton area residents. Caterpillar and Winn-Dixie Raleigh, Inc., are also major employers in the Clayton area. With industrial expansion and rapid residential growth, Clayton continues to be a prosperous town in which to live and work.

Clayton by the Numbers

Links

www.townofclaytonnc.org
www.claytonchamber.com
www.bestplaces.net