A new Outdoorsy report found RV parks and campground revenues totaling about half the industry sector’s quarterly totals.
The industry sector cited by Outdoorsy includes recreational vacation camps, such as hunting camps, fishing camps and dude ranches, in addition to RV parks and campgrounds. The company said total sector revenues regularly exceed $2 billion a quarter.
Western states attract most interest, the report found, led by South Dakota, which hosts six national parks or monuments including Mount Rushmore. Outdoorsy’s report, though, found Maine generates more than $600,000 per 10,000 residents – more annual sales at RV campgrounds than any state.
Outdoorsy stated it used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Economic Census to calculate annual sales at RV parks and campgrounds per 10,000 residents.
Among large metropolitan areas, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford region in Florida tops the list, with annual sales per 10,000 residents totaling $526,232. That total is far beyond the Riverside-San Bernadino-Ontario region of California, which is second on the list at $169,134 sales per 10,000 residents.
The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission region in Texas ranks third, with Knoxville, Tennessee, fourth and San Diego-Carlsbad, California, fifth.
Among small metropolitan areas, Rapid City, South Dakota, ranks first in Outdoorsy’s list, followed by Yuma, Arizona, and Barnstable Town, Massachusetts.
Among mid-size metropolitan areas, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, ranks first, followed by Corpus Christi, Texas, and Eugene, Oregon.
