Tourism Effect

Tourism is an important, vital and growing industry in Butler County. Accounting for over one billion dollars in economic impact annually, the Butler County tourism industry is an economic driver that creates and sustains jobs and saves local residents millions of tax dollars annually through boosting local tax collections through non-resident funding sources.

The Tourism Effect is significant:

• Tourism to Butler County generated an econonic impact of over $1.5 Billion in 2023, resulting in over $47.5 Million in local tax receipts annually
• Tax revenue from tourists saves each Ohio household $728 in additional taxes each year.
• Over 15,600 Butler County jobs are supported through tourism. 

Across the region, travel employs a diverse workforce, from hotel employees, to restaurant, attraction, tour guide and retail workers. It also supports employees in other industry sectors such as construction, manufacturing and finance. While the Butler County tourism industry is often not initially as visible as other local industries, the tourism industry creates an enormous amount of local jobs. These jobs result in total personal income of $434 Million per year locally.

Butler County welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors to the region annually. Many of those visitors are drawn to the area to experience our diverse communities, top-notch shopping, one-of-a-kind attractions, excellent restaurants and modern accommodations. These visitors represent a powerful and important source of economic activity for Butler County. In fact, the taxes generated through non-resident spending save the average Ohio family of four an average of $728 in taxes. Without non-resident spending, local residents would have to spend more annually just to cover basic government services.

For more information on Butler County tourism or the work of Travel Butler County, please call 513-860-4194, or stop by the welcome center at 8756 Union Centre Blvd., West Chester, OH 45069.