The Iowa Tourism Office recently released new data showing tourism-related expenditures in the state reached $6.9 billion in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021.
Travel-generated expenditures in Clay County totaled $40 million, an increase of 7.7% over 2021.
OTTUMWA — The far-reaching economic impact of visitors to Ottumwa and Wapello County in 2022 totaled $55.7 million in spending and supported more than 600 local jobs, according to data