Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,204,296,586
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
283,292
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Congaree, Fort Sumter and Cowpens
1,277,511
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,204,296,586
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
30,383
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$1,204,296,586▲ 113%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, South Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–202530,383▲ 13%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, South Carolina, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
283,292
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–2025283,292▲ 112%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED SCLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Congaree, Fort Sumter and Cowpens
1,277,511
2025 · National Park Service
CONG recreation visits
287,833
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Congaree, Fort Sumter and Cowpens
1990–20251,277,511▲ 221%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
CONG recreation visits
1990–2025287,833▲ 1139%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).