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2015 Economic Impact
of the Private Pay Treatment
Programs in Utah

6,403
Jobs Created

Throughout Utah

22%
Higher Pay2

Than the
Average Utahn

$22M
Taxes Paid

State and Local
Tax Revenue

87.5%
Non-Resident

Program Clients

Total GDP in Utah*
*59 of 72 Programs Reporting Data
Jobs Created
Under Nursing and Residential Care Facilities Industry
Residential Treatment
2,507
Others3
2,168
Supporting Industries
1,293
Wilderness
Therapy
435
6,403
Total Jobs Created
Gross Revenue Per Program Type
Total Gross
$328M
Residential
Treatment
$168,335,176
Wilderness
Treatment
$36,353,218
Others
$124,014,605
Scholarships Given
$19,385,587
In Total Scholarships
Residency of Program Clients
5,305 Non Resident Clients
87.5%
761 Utah Clients
12.5%
6,6066 Total Clients
Skilled Workforce
In Comparison to Utah State Per Capita
Res. Treatment Residential Treatment
$28,053
Wilderness Therapy
$38,864
Others
$33,136
Grand Total
$30,500
Median Median Per Capita Income for Utah4
$24,877
Employees with Bachelor’s Degrees
Residential Treatment
36.8%
Wilderness Therapy
58.5%
Others
36.0%
National Average5
18.0%
National Average**
Employees with Master’s Degrees
Residential Treatment
17.5%
Wilderness Therapy
17.9%
Others
16.7%
National Average5
1.7%
National Average**
Operations
$155,846,398
Payroll
$328,702,999
Gross Revenue
$39,099,591
Major Expenditures
Counties Where Programs Operate
Operations Reported
Operations Not Reported
Visiting Families’ Spending6
$4,583,000
Hotel/Lodging
$2,415,000
Retail & Other
$4,174,000
Auto
$779,000
Entertainment
$3,676,000
Restaurants
$677,000
Groceries
$16,304,000
Total Expenditure6
Top States
As Ranked by the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs7
Utah
(47 Programs)
#2California
(13 Programs)
#3Montana
(11 Programs)
Purchases Made in Utah
Total Purchases Made in Utah in 2015 in the Following Categories by Programs
$11,678,192
Real Estate Rentals
& Purchases
$2,492,936
Entertainment
$2,655,819
Automobiles
$10,847,952
Food
$5,538,573
Other Retail
$757,650
Outside Education
Services
$2,964,125
Social and Health
Services
$2,172,641
Professional
Services
$39,099,591
Total
  1. Research conducted by the University of Utah and Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute: (http://gardner.utah.edu)
  2. Higher Pay: (http://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/utah)
  3. Others: (Young Adult, Intensive Ourpatient Treatment, Therapeutic Boarding School, Nonprofit, etc From Report, Technical Memo, B4)
  4. Skilled Workforce: (http://www.deptofnumbers.com/income/utah)
  5. Bureau of Labor Statistics: (https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2014/article/education-level-and-jobs.htm)
  6. Total Expenditure of Visiting Families: (From Report, Technical Memo, B4)
  7. National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs: (https://natsap.org)
  8. Economic Impact Study (PDF)