A great deal of information about the economic characteristics and importance
of tourism sectors for state, county and local areas may be gleaned from
various federal sources such as the Economic Census, County Business Patterns
(CBP), Regional Economic Information System (REIS) and other sources. Be
aware that no economic sectors are "pure" tourism sectors as most sell
to both local residents and tourists. Satellite
Accounting methods can, howver, be used to estimate the tourism shares
of economic activity in each sector. Also be aware that coverage varies
somewhat across different data series and estimates derived from samples
may differ from census estimates. Read the information, definitions or
FAQ sections of data websites to fully understand what the data represents.
The United States has recently converted from SIC codes to NAICS
system for classifying businesses. NAICS provide greater detail for some
tourism-related sectors, but be careful in making comparisons between estimates
based on SIC vs NAICS. Sectors most relevant for estimating tourism activity
are lodging, eating and drinking establishments, recreation and misc. amusements,
transportation sectors and retail trade.
The following are comprehensive sites with several different economic
data series or links to various data sites:
Government Information Sharing
Project From Oregon State University a compilation of state and county
level data with a friendly retrieval system - Population, Housing, REIS,
CBP, USA Counties, 1992 Economic Censuses (by Zipcode), Imports/Exports,
Consolidated Federal Funds and other popular federal data sources here.
Michigan Information Center - Michigan's information clearinghouse.
Statistical Resources on the Web . University of Michigan site has links to all kinds of statistical data on web from Agriculture to Weather.--Business, Cost of Living, Economics, Demographics, Health, Government, Politics, Science, Sociology, Transportation
U.S. Census
Bureau, Business Publications. Links to 1997 Economic Census Reports,
CBP, and others.
Michigan Reports in PDF Format by sector group
Michigan Accomodations
and Foodservice
Michigan Arts Entertainment
and Recreation
Michigan Retail
Trade
Michigan Transportation
2. County Business Patterns (CBP): Census
Bureau CBP Site ; CBP
Data from Univ of Virgina Library
3. Regional Economic Information System (REIS): income and employment data by county and sector (1 or 2 digit). Good indictor of trends from annual series.
BEA Home Page - Bureau of Economic Analysis - GNP, NIPA, REIS , gross state product and income by industry
REIS data is also available at the Government Information Sharing Project.
4. IMPLAN datasets from M.I.G, Inc. IMPLAN
(MIG) County and zipcode level data sets may be purchased. An advantage
of MIG datasets are the filling of undisclosed data at the county level
(with simplifying assumptions). These datasets use a 528 sector scheme
and may be used with IMPLAN input-output modeling software to estimate
multipliers and carry out regional econonomic impact analyses.