Even as travel to the area is discouraged right now, Jon Jarosh from Destination Door County is still wishing people Happy National Travel and Tourism Week. In 2019, Door County saw approximately two percent growth from 2018 in key areas like direct visitor spending and total businesses sales. Only seven counties saw more direct visitor spending in 2019 than the $374.4 million Door County generated. Jarosh admits the tourism outlook for 2020 does not look as bright, but there is still plenty of room for optimism.

Tourism also played a major role in the job market in Door County, creating 3,255 positions and generating more than $85 million in labor income. You can see more about the power of tourism in Door County online with this story.