Tourism & Parks in Rhode Island

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$257,269,397
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
61,450
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Roger Williams and Blackstone River Valley
38,959
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$257,269,397
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
6,185
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$257,269,397▲ 130%

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

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
6,185▲ 47%

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

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
61,450
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
61,450▲ 72%

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

National Parks

Recreation visits to Roger Williams and Blackstone River Valley
38,959
2025 · National Park Service
ROWI recreation visits
38,959
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Roger Williams and Blackstone River Valley

1990–2025
38,959▲ 92%

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

ROWI recreation visits

1990–2025
38,959▲ 92%

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