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Size of the US Convention and Visitors Bureaus industry

NAICS 561591, Convention and Visitors Bureaus. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$2.7 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
9,877
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
1,013
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
863
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$655.6 million
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 9,877 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 10,5322019-Q2: 11,4102019-Q3: 10,4822019-Q4: 10,3262020-Q1: 9,4682020-Q2: 6,4482020-Q3: 6,3112020-Q4: 6,2062021-Q1: 6,2322021-Q2: 6,9132021-Q3: 6,9702021-Q4: 7,1482022-Q1: 7,5102022-Q2: 8,1682022-Q3: 8,2612022-Q4: 8,1422023-Q1: 8,6602023-Q2: 9,1492023-Q3: 9,0462023-Q4: 8,9442024-Q1: 9,1402024-Q2: 9,5732024-Q3: 9,3872024-Q4: 9,2402025-Q1: 9,0252025-Q2: 9,7652025-Q3: 9,6992025-Q4: 9,5032026-Q1: 9,877NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q19,8772022
2025-Q49,5032022
2025-Q39,6992022
2025-Q29,7652022
2025-Q19,0252022
2024-Q49,2402022
2024-Q39,3872022
2024-Q29,5732022
2024-Q19,1402022
2023-Q48,9442022
2023-Q39,0462022
2023-Q29,1492022
2023-Q18,6602022
2022-Q48,1422022
2022-Q38,2612022
2022-Q28,1682022
2022-Q17,5102022
2021-Q47,1482017
2021-Q36,9702017
2021-Q26,9132017
2021-Q16,2322017
2020-Q46,2062017
2020-Q36,3112017
2020-Q26,4482017
2020-Q19,4682017
2019-Q410,3262017
2019-Q310,4822017
2019-Q211,4102017
2019-Q110,5322017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 8,898 · 2023
2017: 10,1252018: 10,3992019: 10,3812020: 10,2612021: 6,7782022: 8,0012023: 8,898
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PeriodValue
20238,898
20228,001
20216,778
202010,261
201910,381
201810,399
201710,125

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 1,013 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9892019-Q2: 9902019-Q3: 9962019-Q4: 9962020-Q1: 1,0012020-Q2: 9972020-Q3: 9952020-Q4: 9962021-Q1: 9942021-Q2: 9962021-Q3: 9922021-Q4: 9932022-Q1: 9972022-Q2: 1,0022022-Q3: 9972022-Q4: 1,0002023-Q1: 1,0002023-Q2: 1,0072023-Q3: 1,0102023-Q4: 1,0132024-Q1: 1,0142024-Q2: 1,0152024-Q3: 1,0142024-Q4: 1,0202025-Q1: 1,0132025-Q2: 1,0122025-Q3: 1,0132025-Q4: 1,0122026-Q1: 1,013NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q11,0132022
2025-Q41,0122022
2025-Q31,0132022
2025-Q21,0122022
2025-Q11,0132022
2024-Q41,0202022
2024-Q31,0142022
2024-Q21,0152022
2024-Q11,0142022
2023-Q41,0132022
2023-Q31,0102022
2023-Q21,0072022
2023-Q11,0002022
2022-Q41,0002022
2022-Q39972022
2022-Q21,0022022
2022-Q19972022
2021-Q49932017
2021-Q39922017
2021-Q29962017
2021-Q19942017
2020-Q49962017
2020-Q39952017
2020-Q29972017
2020-Q11,0012017
2019-Q49962017
2019-Q39962017
2019-Q29902017
2019-Q19892017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 940 · 2023
2017: 9882018: 9722019: 9582020: 9632021: 9552022: 9382023: 940
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PeriodValue
2023940
2022938
2021955
2020963
2019958
2018972
2017988

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $200.7 million · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $149.5 million2019-Q2: $145.6 million2019-Q3: $150.8 million2019-Q4: $152.2 million2020-Q1: $145.6 million2020-Q2: $108.8 million2020-Q3: $104.1 million2020-Q4: $106.3 million2021-Q1: $99.2 million2021-Q2: $106.5 million2021-Q3: $117.7 million2021-Q4: $127.8 million2022-Q1: $121.9 million2022-Q2: $130.8 million2022-Q3: $145.9 million2022-Q4: $151.1 million2023-Q1: $154.0 million2023-Q2: $156.5 million2023-Q3: $160.0 million2023-Q4: $175.0 million2024-Q1: $174.7 million2024-Q2: $170.5 million2024-Q3: $177.8 million2024-Q4: $188.1 million2025-Q1: $184.1 million2025-Q2: $182.8 million2025-Q3: $191.2 million2025-Q4: $201.4 million2026-Q1: $200.7 millionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$200.7 million2022
2025-Q4$201.4 million2022
2025-Q3$191.2 million2022
2025-Q2$182.8 million2022
2025-Q1$184.1 million2022
2024-Q4$188.1 million2022
2024-Q3$177.8 million2022
2024-Q2$170.5 million2022
2024-Q1$174.7 million2022
2023-Q4$175.0 million2022
2023-Q3$160.0 million2022
2023-Q2$156.5 million2022
2023-Q1$154.0 million2022
2022-Q4$151.1 million2022
2022-Q3$145.9 million2022
2022-Q2$130.8 million2022
2022-Q1$121.9 million2022
2021-Q4$127.8 million2017
2021-Q3$117.7 million2017
2021-Q2$106.5 million2017
2021-Q1$99.2 million2017
2020-Q4$106.3 million2017
2020-Q3$104.1 million2017
2020-Q2$108.8 million2017
2020-Q1$145.6 million2017
2019-Q4$152.2 million2017
2019-Q3$150.8 million2017
2019-Q2$145.6 million2017
2019-Q1$149.5 million2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $655.6 million · 2023
2017: $546.0 million2018: $576.0 million2019: $599.2 million2020: $498.9 million2021: $490.1 million2022: $580.1 million2023: $655.6 million
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PeriodValue
2023$655.6 million
2022$580.1 million
2021$490.1 million
2020$498.9 million
2019$599.2 million
2018$576.0 million
2017$546.0 million

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages9,8772026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages1,0132026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$200.7 million2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$655.6 million20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns8,89820232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns94020232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$565.2 million20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census7,88920222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census91420222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census86320222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$2.7 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.