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Golf courses by US metro, 2022

The US had 10,076 golf courses with paid staff in 2022, employing 304,991 people at an average of $39,363 a year. 43% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 30.3 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 330.

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Golf courses in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York33010,310$68,65127%1st
Chicago1896,084$53,85935%2nd
Boston1624,060$63,39339%3rd
Philadelphia1537,180$42,02716%4th
Los Angeles1358,437$40,05518%6th
Miami12414,674$42,54716%9th
Atlanta1166,996$31,62322%10th
Dallas1006,887$39,06913%14th
Washington985,975$41,61421%15th
Houston785,701$34,37013%17th

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

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 713910 (Golf courses and country clubs). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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