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Boutique hotels by US metro, 2022

The US had 56,920 boutique hotels with paid staff in 2022, employing 1,366,502 people at an average of $35,805 a year. 47% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 24.0 people. Los Angeles has the most of the big metros listed here, with 1,762.

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Boutique hotels in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
Los Angeles1,76263,745$47,62152%1st
New York1,66457,206$60,96241%2nd
Dallas1,26129,062$34,66745%3rd
Houston1,25321,113$31,97659%4th
Atlanta1,00020,043$33,28046%5th
Miami95642,126$41,44141%6th
Chicago92028,948$44,67839%7th
Washington69026,830$44,81523%9th
Boston53218,875$42,51739%11th
Philadelphia50513,570$37,82335%14th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs boutique hotels hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 721110 (Hotels and motels). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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