Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research

2001-2002 Nonresident Niche News

Each Niche news is a one page summary of findings extracted from ITRR reports or secondary data. The box below the title indicates the survey population used or where the data was generated for the summary.

2001-2002 Nonresident Study:

Activity Group	Travel Regions
County Visitor Profiles	Visitors from
Expenditures	Visitors to
Group Type	Visitors with Income
Travel Patterns	Visitor Length of Stay





Activity Group:
Anglers
Campers
Festivals & Special Events
Golfers
Hikers
Hunters
Rafters
Wildlife Watchers
Winter Enthusiasts

County Visitor Profiles:
Beaverhead County
Big Horn County
Carbon County
Cascade County
Custer County
Dawson County
Fergus County
Flathead County
Gallatin County
Glacier County
Hill County
Lewis & Clark County
Lincoln County
Mineral County
Missoula County
Park County
Powell County
Ravalli County
Richland County
Silver Bow County
Toole County
Yellowstone County

Expenditures:
Retail
Fuel Tax

Group Type:
Air Travelers
Couples
Families
First-Time Visitors
Non-park Visitors
Repeat Visitors
Summer Vacationers
Travelers with Children under 18

Travel Patterns:
Entry and Exit Points
Enter Via West Yellowstone
Enter Via Gardiner
Enter Via I-90 West
Enter Via I-90 South
Enter Via Canada East of Glacier

Travel Regions:
Custer
Glacier
Gold West
Missouri River
Russell
Yellowstone

Visitors from:
Marketing Areas
Alberta
California
Canada
Idaho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Washington
Wyoming

Visitors to:
Both Yellowstone and Glacier
Glacier
Historic Sites
Lewis and Clark Sites
Museums
Native American Sites
Yellowstone

Visitors with Income:
over $100K
$80K to $100K
over $80K
over $60K
under $20K

Visitor Length of Stay:
Day Trippers
Two Nights
3 or 4 Nights
5 to 7 Nights
1 to 2 Weeks
Over 2 Weeks