Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$324,360,033
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
71,967
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to New River Gorge, Harpers Ferry and Gauley River
2,709,912
2025 · National Park Service
Travel Spending
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$324,360,033
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
9,836
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
2014–2025$324,360,033▲ 0%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, West Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
2014–20259,836▼ 23%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, West Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.
Tourism Employment
Leisure and hospitality jobs
71,967
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Leisure and hospitality jobs
1990–202571,967▲ 51%
BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED WVLEIH).
National Parks
Recreation visits to New River Gorge, Harpers Ferry and Gauley River
2,709,912
2025 · National Park Service
NERI recreation visits
1,958,440
2025 · National Park Service
Recreation visits to New River Gorge, Harpers Ferry and Gauley River
1990–20252,709,912▲ 194%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).
NERI recreation visits
1990–20251,958,440▲ 418%
National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).