Tourism & Parks in Connecticut

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$386,857,671
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
156,033
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Weir Farm and Coltsville
30,339
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$386,857,671
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
8,824
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$386,857,671▲ 27%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Connecticut, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
8,824▼ 18%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Connecticut, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
156,033
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
156,033▲ 45%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED CTLEIH).

National Parks

Recreation visits to Weir Farm and Coltsville
30,339
2025 · National Park Service
WEFA recreation visits
30,339
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Weir Farm and Coltsville

1993–2025
30,339▲ 521%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).

WEFA recreation visits

1993–2025
30,339▲ 521%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).