The American Bus Association (ABA) Foundation releases its 2025 Motorcoach Economic Impact Report, conducted by Tourism Economics, which measures the full scope of the motorcoach industry — both group travel and scheduled service — and its contribution to the United States economy. This year’s study gives ABA members new tools to understand motorcoach activity in their own markets, adding county-level data for the first time alongside the state and congressional district analysis produced in prior years.

The analysis found that motorcoach travel generated a total economic impact of $161.6 billion in 2025, up from $158.0 billion the year before, supporting 897,449 full- and part-time jobs across the U.S. economy and generating $28.0 billion in taxes for federal, state, and local governments.

Motorcoach travelers spent $72.5 billion in 2025 — a 3.9% increase over 2024 — across transportation, lodging, food, recreation, and retail, and traveled an estimated 41.1 billion passenger miles. For DMOs, attractions, operators, and other travel industry partners, the expanded data provides a clearer picture of what motorcoach travel contributes locally — and where opportunities exist to grow day trips, overnight stays, and group business.

Key Findings

Key findings from the report include:

• $72.5 billion in direct spending by motorcoach travelers in 2025, up from $69.8 billion in 2024.
• $161.6 billion total economic impact nationwide when including indirect and induced effects.
• 897,449 jobs supported across all sectors — from hospitality to retail to transportation.
• $51.0 billion in wages and salaries generated.
• $28.0 billion in total tax revenue, with $15.8 billion to state and local governments.
• Motorcoach travel in the U.S. recorded an estimated 41.1 billion passenger miles in 2025.
• 31% provided tour service.
• 27.6% provided sightseeing.
• 14.8% provided urban scheduled service.
• 12.5% provided commuter services.
• 11.8% provided rural scheduled service.
• The motorcoach group travel economy supports 1 in 415 of all jobs in the U.S.

The expanded analysis separates the two major components of the motorcoach sector:

• Group Travel: Generated $92.6 billion in total economic impact and 524,000 jobs.
• Scheduled Service: Generated $68.9 billion in total economic impact and 373,000 jobs.