Eclipse Resources

Impact Data from the 2017 Eclipse

REGIONAL IMPACT DATA

South Carolina:

KEY STATS: Total Eclipse Weekend Columbia, S.C. This article from TotalEclipseColumbiaSC.com analyzes the aftermath of the eclipse and provides all kinds of data from the Columbia, SC area.
Roughly 1.6 Million traveled in South Carolina to view the eclipse, leaving $269 million impact

Wyoming:

WYOMING OFFICE OF TOURISM 2017 Eclipse Economic Impact Study Summary of Findings: Key findings from this research include the following: Visitor volume, Visitor days, Spending impact, Overnight stay and tourism impact
They Came, They Saw, They Spent: Article from Buckrail.com summarizing impact to Wyoming
Wyoming State Agency Eclipse Report
White paper from Casper, WY: Preparing a Small Town, USA for a Super Bowl-like Event
Natrona County: Public Health After Eclipse Report

Nashville:

Impact infographic from Nashville's Adventure Science Center, which managed the city's main eclipse festival, press, and outreach

Nebraska:

The Great American Eclipse was Big Business for Nebraska: From VisitNebraska.com. Key stats: Economic impact $127 million; Eclipse generated 60.6% of the out-of-state visitor trips that weekend; 45% said they're likely to return within 7 years. Media coverage estimated value over $133 million.

Oregon:

Traffic snarls immediately after eclipse ended

Kentucky

Hopkinsville, KY saw a $30 million impact from eclipse - NASA had designated Hopskinsville as the point of greatest eclipse, it experienced 100,000 visitors

TRAFFIC

The 2017 total solar eclipse in the United States: Traffic management and lessons learned: From ScienceDirect.com's Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, this paper analyzes the traffic data before, during and after the 2017 total solar eclipse in the USA.

Traffic Impacts of the 2017 Solar Eclipse: September, 2018 edition of TR News, a professional publication for the transportation community, providing lucid summaries of lessons learned. The author also asserts "The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse may attract even greater interest than the August 21 event" and provides reasons why.

RETAIL SPENDING

The Great American Eclipse And Its Effect On Retail Traffic: From Forbes.com September 12, 2017, this article looks at retail traffic impact, examining data from regions within the path of totality, just outside the path of totality, and far outside the path of totality, to measure impact relative to distance from totality.

ANIMAL LIFE

The California Academy of Sciences gathered data on "How Life Responds" during the 2017 eclipse. Interesting Trends & Observations are published at Naturalist.org.