Airport Employment Area forms part of Hamilton's broader market geography, but its land use is weighted toward employment and commercial activity rather than neighbourhood-scale housing. The area is oriented more toward employment, industrial, office, logistics or commercial activity than toward conventional residential living. Housing may be limited or concentrated around the edges, while highway access, arterial roads, workplaces and large-format services typically matter more to the area's function. Hamilton ranges from dense lower-city neighbourhoods to escarpment communities, suburban growth areas, former town centres, industrial districts and extensive rural land.