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	How Climate May Affect Angler Trips and Expenditures in Teton County, Wyoming
	Publication #: B-1407 Date Published: 08/25/2025 Publication Author(s): Patrick Hofstedt Kristiana Hansen Christopher Bastian

Description:

Tourism is the second largest economic sector in Wyoming (Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board 2023). In 2021 outdoor recreation and tourism accounted for roughly 4% of the state’s GDP (Bureau of Economic Analysis 2023). Travelers to Teton County specifically spent $1.7 billion in 2022, while supporting 7,890 jobs (JHTTB 2023). 

As a subset of tourism, angling generates millions of dollars of income for Teton County each year and supports several hundred area jobs directly and indirectly (Loomis 2005). 

Teton County, located in northwestern Wyoming, is situated in the headwaters of the Snake River Basin (Figure 1). We refer to this portion of the Snake River Basin, centered in Teton County, as the Snake River headwaters.

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