The Accommodation and Food Services employment sector, which includes businesses such as hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, fast food outlets, cafes, bars, and caterers, plays a vital role in tourism, business travel, and community life. This sector provides essential services to both residents and visitors.
This month’s story map will explore the dynamics of the Accommodation and Food Services workforce across Missouri’s 115 counties over a ten-year period, from 2011 to 2021. The MCDC‘s County Business Patterns collection is the source for this data.
Missouri Census Data Center frequently works with MSDIS on mapping and data projects. MSDIS is a spatial data retrieval and archival system offering many mapping resources, primarily focused on the state of Missouri.