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The Economic Impacts of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry The Economic Impacts of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Prepared for: The Wayne County Camp Alliance by: Shepstone Management Company, Inc. (Assisted by Wayne County Planning Department) December 2016 The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Acknowledgments The consultants and the Board of Directors of the Wayne County Camp Alliance wish to thank all those who par;cipated in and supported this study, including the members of the Alliance, alumni, parents and employees who completed surveys. The Wayne County Planning Department also generously assisted with data collec;on and mapping as a major contributor to this report. The report could not have been completed without its help. We strongly urge this report be widely disseminated to as many officials and ci;zens within Wayne, Pike and Monroe Coun;es and the Commonwealth as well as others to demonstrate the astonishing impact of the camp industry on both the economy and quality of life of Pocono life, not to men;on the children who aGend camp here. Shepstone Management Company, Inc. Page i Planning and Research Consultants The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Table of Contents Acknowledgments i Table of Contents ii Table of Figures iii Summary of Key Findings iv 1.0 Study Background and Methodology 1-1 2.0 Overview of the Pocono Summer Camping Industry 2-1 3.0 Pocono Camp Characteris;cs 3-1 4.0 Direct Impacts of Summer Camps 4-1 5.0 Contribu;ons of the Camp Industry to the Local Economy 5-1 6.0 Recommenda;ons 6-1 Appendices: 1 - Wayne County Camp Alliance Membership 2 - Alumni, Camp, Employee and Parent Survey Forms Shepstone Management Company, Inc. Page Ii Planning and Research Consultants The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Table of Figures Pocono Region Summer Camps v Pocono Region Summer Camps List viii Pocono Region Summer Camps Map ix Camps by Years in Business 3-1 Camps by Land Area 3-2 Camp Land Areas Used in OperaJons 3-2 Camp RecreaJonal Hall Capacity 3-3 No. of Visitors Per Camp 3-4 No. of Campers Per Camp 3-5 Number of Other Users Per Camp 3-5 Typical Camp Fees - 2015 3-6 Average OperaJng Expenditures 4-1 Capital Investments 4-2 Typical Camp Payroll Expenditures 4-2 Typical Camp OperaJng Expenditures (Non-Payroll) 4-3 Hospital FaciliJes UJlized 4-4 Fire Departments UJlized 4-5 Camp Deposits in Local Banks 4-5 2015 Charity ContribuJons by Camps 4-6 Property Taxes Generated by Wayne County Camps 4-7 DistribuJon of Wayne County Camps Taxes Paid by Municipality 4-8 Part-Time Camp Employees 4-9 Full-Time Camp Employees 4-9 Home Zip Code of Parents 4-10 No. of Children at Camp 4-11 Overall SaJsfacJon with Camp 4-11 Reasons for Choosing Camp 4-12 SaJsfacJon with Camp Area 4-13 No. of Camp Visits by Parents 4-14 No. of Family Members VisiJng 4-14 No. of Days Spent VisiJng 4-15 No. of Nights Stayed 4-15 Pocono Camp Parent Expenditures Per Season 4-16 Origin of Camp Employees by NaJon 4-17 Shepstone Management Company, Inc. Page Iii Planning and Research Consultants The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Origin of US Camp Employees by State 4-17 Years Worked at Camp 4-18 Days Worked at Camp - 2015 4-18 Camp Employees Job SaJsfacJon 4-19 Reasons for Choosing Camp Employment 4-19 Camp Salaries and Wages 4-20 How Long Do You Expect to ConJnue to Work at This Camp? 4-20 Has Working at This Camp Made You More or Les Likely to Stay in the Area? 4-20 Camp Shopping LocaJons 4-21 Where Camp Alumni Reside 4-22 Age Breakdown of Alumni 4-23 Years Spent at Summer Camp 4-24 Summer Camp Alumni OccupaJons 4-25 My Summer Camp Experience Was A Defining Moment in My Life 4-26 My Summer Camp Experience Led Me to Send My Own Children There 4-26 I Am Impressed with the Investments and Improvements Made at My Camp 4-26 My Summer Camp Experience Gave Me A Becer AppreciaJon of Outdoors 4-26 My Summer Camp Experience Made Me Want to Come Back to the Region 4-26 My Summer Camp Experience Led to Becoming a Counselor in Later Life 4-26 VisiJng Camp Introduced to Businesses, CommuniJes and AcracJons 4-27 I ConJnue to Spend As Much Time As Possible VisiJng This Camp 4-27 My Summer Camp Experience Made Me Want to Invest in the Region 4-27 My Summer Camp Experience Made Me Want a Second Home in Region 4-27 Measures Most Likely to Get A RecommendaJon of Camp 4-28 Pocono Camp Economic Output 5-1 Pocono Camp Local Employment 5-2 Shepstone Management Company, Inc. Page Iv Planning and Research Consultants The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Summary of Key Findings Here are a few of the key findings from four surveys of the Pocono summer camp industry, which were answered by 18 camps, 417 camp alumni, 103 employees and 315 parents. Pocono Region Summer Camps 3% 17% Wayne 55% Monroe 25% Pike Susquehanna The results have been supplemented with objec;ve data from such sources as the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Wayne County Planning Department. Camps are businesses with staying power The average camp has been a mainstay of the Pocono economy for 66 years. Camps preserve valuable open space Just those 18 camps responding to the survey represented over 5,000 acres of largely open land. The average camp is approximately 280 acres in size and uses 105 acres in operaJons, the remainder being preserved as open space. Camps are major businesses The average camp spends over $3.5 million on operaJons, some $1.5 million of it locally. The total direct and indirect impact on the regional economy is an esJmated $123 million annually. Camps represent major investments in the local economy Camps invested an average of $3 million to improve their faciliJes over the last five years. It is anJcipated Pocono camps as a whole will, going forward, spend $30 million per year upgrading. Shepstone Management Company, Inc. Page vi Planning and Research Consultants The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Camps are large taxpayers Wayne County camps alone paid over $2.5 million in property taxes in 2016. The average taxpaying camp paid over $101,000 in local property taxes. Analysis of Wayne County assessment data indicates camps pay from 12% to 25% of those taxes in the top five camp communiJes and 2.3% of property taxes countywide. Camps are excellent employers Some 81% of employees (19% of which among US employees were from Pennsylvania) rated their level of job saJsfacJon as “excellent” with another 16% giving a “good” raJng, primarily based on their enjoyment of the work (49%) and its seasonal nature (23%). Camps buy local Camp employees indicated their first, second and third choices for local purchases were Honesdale, Hancock and Scranton businesses. These included $141,400 per camp in food expenditures, for example, some 47% of all food purchases. It also included $337,500 per camp in payroll paid to local employees. Camps are quality businesses and representaMves of the area Some 95% of camper parents rated the faciliJes used by their children as “excellent.” Reasons included quality of programs (36%), quality of the faciliJes (22%) and the leadership, reputaJon and value of the camp (16%). Camps create other tourism Some 46% of camper parents stated that visiJng the camp made them want to visit the area for other reasons. While visiJng the area, camper parents spent an average of $405 per day in the region on lodging, dining and other services. Camps introduce investors to the area Some 16% of camper parents stated that visiJng the camp made them want to consider invesJng in the area and 20% of alumni say the same thing. Shepstone Management Company, Inc. Page vii Planning and Research Consultants The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry Shepstone Management Company, Inc. Page viii Planning and Research Consultants The Economic Impact of the Pocono Summer Camp Industry P 0 A 7 - Harmony SCOTT 3 1 Oakland P - 9 A A 1 - P 0 # 9 2 1 STARRUCCA # Thompson 2 # 3 4# Pocono Jackson Thompson # 5 PRESTON # BUCKINGHAM 8 #7 6 New Milford 9 # ## MANCHESTER Region # # 11 #15 12 13 Ararat P 10 # A P # - A 6 #16 - 34 7 1 7 0 14 7 4 # 1 2 - Summer # A P Gibson 35 LEBANON 17 71 Herrick PA-3 MOUNT PLEASANT Camps PA-371 ## 74 18 -3 P A A P Union Dale -1 # 19 7 20 0 # # 21 DAMASCUS Lenox Wayne P Clifford OREGON A 22# 4 - -37 1 A 0 County P 6 # Forest City 25 PA-247 23 CLINTON 24 DYBERRY 6 # 2 9 5 # A-6 Susquehanna 2 P - A BETHANY # County P # 26 30 27 WAYMART # PROMPTON HONESDALE # # 29 TEXAS 28 CANAAN BERLIN U S - 0 0 PALMYRA CHERRY RIDGE 6 SOUTH CANAAN PA-5 # 90 31 Lackawaxen HAWLEY 6 9 1 # - A 44 L LAKE P PAUPACK 7 0 -5 36 43 # A Camps P US-00 6 # # Shohola 90 37 -5 42 # Major Roads A # 4 P 3 # 4 40 - SALEM 32 Palmyra A Westfall 0 P 9 Municipalities -3 A P Milford 4 County Boundaries 08 Blooming Grove I I- # -084 38 I-084 Milford PA Dingman -1 # 33 91 41 P # P A A - STERLING - 73 4 9 0 2 DREHER Greene P A -4 # # 47 39 7 45 A-50 P 3 2 4 - Delaware LEHIGH A P #59 54 # 57 Porter P # A P - 9 A 1 0 - 9 1 2 1 - 9 Barrett P S 6 U 0 A - 9 4 3 - 4 7 Coolbaugh A P 23 Pike -4 A Lehman P County 0 9 Price -3 A P 2 I - 0 3 Mount Pocono 940 4 - 8 Paradise A - P 0 A Tobyhanna P A-314 P I - 3 P A-31 Middle Smithfield 8 4 0 5 1 7 # - 53 9 I-080 A 60 -20 P US Pocono # 3 # 0 52 -9 A P Tunkhannock 47 49 P # # A -4 Smithfield 58 47 Stroud 46 # P A- ## 61 1 48 East Stroudsburg Monroe Jackson # 51 P # A 50 Stroudsburg County -7 # 56 9 1 0 5 -2 Delaware Water Gap US Polk Chestnuthill P 55 A Hamilton -1 0613M2 iles 15 P # A - 0 3 3 Ross Shepstone Management Company, Inc.
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