Headwaters Economics, a Bozeman-based research organization, used the NPS and U.S. Geological Survey Visitor Spending Effects report for 2016 to analyze the parks’ economic impact.
Across the country, 328.4 million national park visits generated $18.1 billion in visitor spending that created 269,201 jobs.
In Yellowstone Park alone, 4.2 million visits generated $524.3 million in spending that created 8,156 jobs.