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AI for golf courses in New York

The New York metro area had 330 golf courses in 2022, the most of all 353 US metros and 3% of all in the country. They employed 10,310 people at an average of $68,651 a year. 27% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.

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Golf courses in New York vs the US

New York metroUnited States
Businesses33010,076
People employed10,310304,991
Average staff per business31.230.3
Average yearly pay per employee$68,651$39,363
Share with fewer than 10 staff27%43%

Pay here is 74% higher than the national average for golf courses, so every hour of staff time costs more to spend on admin. The average golf course here has 31.2 people on payroll, 3% higher than the US figure of 30.3.

How big golf courses in New York are

Fewer than 5 staff59 (18%) US 30%
5 to 931 (9%) US 13%
10 to 1959 (18%) US 16%
20 to 49104 (32%) US 22%
50 or more77 (23%) US 20%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Golf courses by county in the New York area

Suffolk County has the most, with 62 of the metro's 330 (19%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, New York ranks 1st for average pay and 3rd for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Suffolk County621,293$96,051
Westchester County461,414$93,680
Nassau County411,809$70,525
Monmouth County271,137$50,696
Morris County20657$52,924
Somerset County13609$64,389
Union County12426$60,357
Bergen County11549$77,102
Essex County10511$61,888
Sussex County10154$41,234
Middlesex County9289$40,356
Rockland County9123$75,276

10 smaller counties not shown. Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.

Where AI helps a golf course first

Start with the work that piles up around the tee sheet: pro shop calls about conditions and cart rules, outing inquiries, league renewals and lapsed members. These repeat all day, they land at the busiest hours, and a slow answer sends a golfer or an event planner to the next course. Pick the one that costs you the most missed chances and fix that first.

What your team's admin hours cost in New York

Change any number. The starting values are the New York averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.

Those hours cost you$409,200 a year

The share you would hand off$122,760 a year

Hours your team gets back3,720 a year

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Guides for golf courses, one job each

Golf courses in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles135$40,0556th
Chicago189$53,8592nd
Miami124$42,5479th
Dallas100$39,06914th
Houston78$34,37017th
Atlanta116$31,62310th
Washington98$41,61415th
Philadelphia153$42,0274th
Boston162$63,3933rd

Where these numbers come from

From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 713910 (Golf courses and country clubs), for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (22 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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