Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$214,679,221
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
51,408
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Mount Rushmore, Badlands and Wind Cave
3,651,268
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$214,679,221
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
7,200
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$214,679,221▲ 56%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, South Dakota, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–20257,200▼ 11%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, South Dakota, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
51,408
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–202551,408▲ 77%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED SDLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to Mount Rushmore, Badlands and Wind Cave
3,651,268
2025 · National Park Service
MORU recreation visits
1,905,649
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to Mount Rushmore, Badlands and Wind Cave
1990–20253,651,268▲ 2%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
MORU recreation visits
1990–20251,905,649▲ 14%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).