Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$251,546,419
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
133,475
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Tallgrass Prairie, Fort Scott and Brown v. Board of Education
70,645
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$251,546,419
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
8,770
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$251,546,419▲ 37%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kansas, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–20258,770▼ 14%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Kansas, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
133,475
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025133,475▲ 52%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED KSLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Tallgrass Prairie, Fort Scott and Brown v. Board of Education
70,645
2025 · National Park Service
TAPR recreation visits
27,531
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Tallgrass Prairie, Fort Scott and Brown v. Board of Education
1990–202570,645▼ 7%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
TAPR recreation visits
1998–202527,531▲ 45%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).