Jackson Hole Economic Forecasting
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    December 2024 forecast
                                    
                                    
                                    Occupancy Rate (OR)
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 1: Forecast of Monthly Occupancy Rate
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jan-2025 | 64.63% | 63.86% | 65.39% | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Feb-2025 | 71.37% | 69.49% | 73.18% | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Mar-2025 | 62.85% | 60.73% | 64.93% | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Apr-2025 | 32.15% | 29.91% | 34.46% | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | May-2025 | 57.29% | 53.18% | 61.30% | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jun-2025 | 81.06% | 75.91% | 85.33% | 
                                                         
                                                      
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                     
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    Average Daily Rate (ADR)
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 2: Forecast of Monthly Average Daily Rate
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jan-2025 | $505.85 | $473.51 | $538.18 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Feb-2025 | $527.50 | $466.97 | $588.04 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Mar-2025 | $459.11 | $424.35 | $493.87 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Apr-2025 | $278.30 | $250.62 | $305.98 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | May-2025 | $349.98 | $321.29 | $378.67 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jun-2025 | $502.38 | $472.03 | $532.73 | 
                                                         
                                                      
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                     
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 3: Forecast of Monthly RevPAR
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jan-2025 | $326.91 | $302.37 | $351.91 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Feb-2025 | $376.48 | $324.51 | $430.30 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Mar-2025 | $288.57 | $257.69 | $320.68 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Apr-2025 | $89.46 | $74.97 | $105.45 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | May-2025 | $200.51 | $170.87 | $232.14 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jun-2025 | $407.24 | $358.31 | $454.56 | 
                                                         
                                                      
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                     
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    Tax Revenues
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 4: Forecast County (2%) Lodging Tax Revenue
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Jan-2025 | $244,160 | $210,054 | $283,803 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Feb-2025 | $823,847 | $747,530 | $907,956 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Mar-2025 | $1,044,979 | $906,064 | $1,209,156 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Apr-2025 | $1,158,897 | $1,001,786 | $1,345,857 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | May-2025 | $961,601 | $816,042 | $1,137,950 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Jun-2025 | $325,919 | $254,995 | $410,195 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Jul-2025 | $779,624 | $645,990 | $942,517 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Aug-2025 | $1,533,783 | $1,159,968 | $2,074,189 | 
                                                            
                                                         
                                                       
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 5: Forecast State (3%) Lodging Tax Revenue
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Jan-2025 | $406,933 | $350,090 | $473,006 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Feb-2025 | $1,373,079 | $1,245,883 | $1,513,261 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Mar-2025 | $1,741,632 | $1,510,106 | $2,015,260 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Apr-2025 | $1,931,494 | $1,669,644 | $2,243,095 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | May-2025 | $1,602,668 | $1,360,069 | $1,896,583 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Jun-2025 | $543,198 | $424,992 | $683,659 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Jul-2025 | $1,299,373 | $1,076,650 | $1,570,862 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Aug-2025 | $2,556,305 | $1,933,280 | $3,456,982 | 
                                                            
                                                         
                                                       
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 6: Forecast of Monthly Total (5%) Lodging Tax Revenue
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jan-2025 | $651,093 | $560,144 | $756,809 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Feb-2025 | $2,196,926 | $1,993,412 | $2,421,217 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Mar-2025 | $2,786,611 | $2,416,170 | $3,224,417 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Apr-2025 | $3,090,391 | $2,671,431 | $3,588,951 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | May-2025 | $2,564,268 | $2,176,111 | $3,034,532 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jun-2025 | $869,117 | $679,988 | $1,093,854 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jul-2025 | $2,078,997 | $1,722,640 | $2,513,379 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Aug-2025 | $4,090,089 | $3,093,248 | $5,531,171 | 
                                                         
                                                      
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                     
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    Lodging Sector Sales
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 7: Forecast of Monthly Lodging Sales
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jan-2025 | $52,248,952 | $45,303,191 | $60,457,811 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Feb-2025 | $57,944,827 | $50,089,323 | $67,292,837 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Mar-2025 | $48,080,028 | $40,802,084 | $56,897,480 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Apr-2025 | $16,295,946 | $12,749,775 | $20,509,759 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | May-2025 | $38,981,192 | $32,299,508 | $47,125,854 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Jun-2025 | $76,689,160 | $57,998,391 | $103,709,452 | 
                                                         
                                                      
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                     
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    Economic Indicators
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 8: Six-Month Forecast of Economic Output from Lodging Sales
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Low Estimate | $210,476,157 | $45,419,762 | $11,430,343 | $267,326,263 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Median Estimate | $249,607,746 | $53,864,175 | $13,555,465 | $317,027,386 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | High Estimate | $297,100,262 | $64,112,840 | $16,134,656 | $377,347,758 | 
                                                            
                                                         
                                                       
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 9: Six-Month Forecast of Employee Compensation from Lodging Sales
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Low Estimate | $68,075,410 | $15,303,567 | $3,153,180 | $86,532,156 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Median Estimate | $80,731,945 | $18,148,796 | $3,739,417 | $102,620,158 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | High Estimate | $96,092,699 | $21,601,943 | $4,450,913 | $122,145,556 | 
                                                            
                                                         
                                                       
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 10: Six-Month Forecast of Contribution to Gross County Product from Lodging
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                                                               | Low Estimate | $152,268,008 | $26,693,531 | $6,895,554 | $185,857,093 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | Median Estimate | $180,577,576 | $31,656,374 | $8,177,571 | $220,411,521 | 
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            
                                                               
                                                               
                                                               | High Estimate | $214,935,818 | $37,679,590 | $9,733,513 | $262,348,922 | 
                                                            
                                                         
                                                       
                                                    
                                                 
                                              
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             Table 11: Six-Month Forecast of Employment from Lodging Sales
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           
                                        
                                    
                                 
                              
                              
                              
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                                
                                                
                                                
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Low Estimate | 2,674 | 429 | 119 | 3,223 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | Median Estimate | 3,172 | 509 | 141 | 3,822 | 
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                            
                                                            
                                                            | High Estimate | 3,775 | 606 | 168 | 4,549 |