Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$576,717,180
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
143,017
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Effigy Mounds and Herbert Hoover
163,584
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$576,717,180
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
17,238
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$576,717,180▲ 38%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202517,238▼ 12%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
143,017
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025143,017▲ 41%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED IALEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Effigy Mounds and Herbert Hoover
163,584
2025 · National Park Service
EFMO recreation visits
56,912
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Effigy Mounds and Herbert Hoover
1990–2025163,584▼ 61%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
EFMO recreation visits
1990–202556,912▼ 48%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).