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AI for golf courses in Philadelphia

The Philadelphia metro area had 153 golf courses in 2022, the 4th most of 353 US metros and 2% of all in the country. They employed 7,180 people at an average of $42,027 a year. 16% 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 Philadelphia vs the US

Philadelphia metroUnited States
Businesses15310,076
People employed7,180304,991
Average staff per business46.930.3
Average yearly pay per employee$42,027$39,363
Share with fewer than 10 staff16%43%

Pay here is 7% 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 46.9 people on payroll, 55% higher than the US figure of 30.3.

How big golf courses in Philadelphia are

Fewer than 5 staff14 (9%) US 30%
5 to 911 (7%) US 13%
10 to 1925 (16%) US 16%
20 to 4944 (29%) US 22%
50 or more58 (38%) US 20%

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

Golf courses by county in the Philadelphia area

Montgomery County has the most, with 47 of the metro's 153 (31%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, Philadelphia ranks 5th for average pay and 7th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Montgomery County472,454$42,082
Chester County281,302$40,032
New Castle County17742$41,892
Burlington County16593$35,966
Bucks County13442$35,776
Delaware County9739$48,529
Camden County8326$54,635
Gloucester County4174$30,506
Salem County489$29,978
Philadelphia County4299$52,334
Cecil County320$41,950

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 Philadelphia

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

Those hours cost you$376,000 a year

The share you would hand off$112,800 a year

Hours your team gets back5,640 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
New York330$68,6511st
Chicago189$53,8592nd
Miami124$42,5479th
Dallas100$39,06914th
Houston78$34,37017th
Atlanta116$31,62310th
Washington98$41,61415th
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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (11 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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