Tourism & Parks in Utah

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$882,847,453
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
177,258
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Zion, Bryce Canyon and Arches
8,463,632
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$882,847,453
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
22,591
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$882,847,453▲ 103%

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

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
22,591▲ 21%

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

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
177,258
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
177,258▲ 180%

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

National Parks

Recreation visits to Zion, Bryce Canyon and Arches
8,463,632
2025 · National Park Service
ZION recreation visits
4,984,525
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Zion, Bryce Canyon and Arches

1990–2025
8,463,632▲ 136%

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

ZION recreation visits

1990–2025
4,984,525▲ 137%

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