Tourism & Parks in Pennsylvania

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$2,036,016,196
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
572,075
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Gettysburg, Independence and Valley Forge
4,476,064
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$2,036,016,196
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
53,160
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$2,036,016,196▲ 50%

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

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
53,160▼ 3%

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

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
572,075
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
572,075▲ 49%

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

National Parks

Recreation visits to Gettysburg, Independence and Valley Forge
4,476,064
2025 · National Park Service
GETT recreation visits
730,398
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Gettysburg, Independence and Valley Forge

1990–2025
4,476,064▼ 28%

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

GETT recreation visits

1990–2025
730,398▼ 41%

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