Tourism & Parks in Missouri

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,133,586,872
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
308,617
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Gateway Arch and Ozark National Scenic Riverways
3,325,863
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,133,586,872
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
29,466
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$1,133,586,872▲ 91%

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

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
29,466▲ 11%

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

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
308,617
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
308,617▲ 50%

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

National Parks

Recreation visits to Gateway Arch and Ozark National Scenic Riverways
3,325,863
2025 · National Park Service
JEFF recreation visits
2,209,028
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Gateway Arch and Ozark National Scenic Riverways

1990–2025
3,325,863▼ 19%

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

JEFF recreation visits

1990–2025
2,209,028▼ 7%

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