What Wyoming industry has customers spending $8.8 million dollars per day, supports over 31,000 jobs, and has increased by 4.9% between 2000 and 2013?
Need a hint?
It’s an industry that takes full advantage of Wyoming’s natural resources, including its mountains, forests, waterways, and wildlife. It even delights in the glories of winter, urging people to get out and enjoy the snow.
Figured it out yet?
It’s travel spending, a.k.a. tourism, which is an important part of Wyoming’s economy. In Johnson County alone, travel spending was estimated at $52.2 million in 2013, supporting approximately 640 jobs.
For detailed information on the economic impact of tourism in Wyoming, including county-by-county breakdowns, see http://www.wyomingofficeoftourism.gov/media/97039/WYRpt.pdf.