A Road Trip Across the Vacation Economy

Start your summer with a new infographic highlighting travel and recreation revenue across the nation. Learn more in America Counts.

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A Road Trip Across the Vacation Economy

The summer road trip is classic Americana. Every year, sightseers cross the country to visit amusement parks, museums, restaurants, gift shops, hotels and more.

Here we provide you with an economic travelogue to four tourist hotspots: California, Florida, Nevada and Washington, D.C.

We begin our journey with a new infographic that highlights the revenue estimates from recreation-related industries in these destinations, according to the 2022 Economic Census and Census of Governments data, the most recent stats available.

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Continue reading for a virtual vacation across the country with economic data and visualizations along the way.