Airbnb got its start during the Great Recession as a way to help our founders pay their rent. More than 15 years since our founding, approximately one million people stay in Airbnb listings across the U.S. on any given night and more than 40 percent of Hosts say the income from hosting allows them to stay in their homes. Today, the typical Host shares one home on Airbnb, helping to provide affordable accommodation options for guests, disperse travel to new destinations, and generate billions in economic activity and tax revenue for communities.

In Oregon, Airbnb is an important economic tool for residents who share their homes to earn money. The majority of Hosts – approximately 92 percent – had  two or fewer listings in 2023, and occasionally shared their home with travelers – approximately 51 nights per year.¹ By welcoming guests who spend money at small businesses, restaurants and entertainment attractions, Hosts across the state help support their local economies.

A Source of Supplemental Income

Home sharing enables the state to welcome visitors whose spending supports local businesses and creates economic opportunity for local residents in communities across the state.

For many Oregonians, the income they earn from home sharing has allowed them to navigate the economic upheaval of the pandemic and keep up with the rising costs of living.

Tourism Taxes Support Oregon’s Financial Resilience

Since 2014, Airbnb has worked with tens of thousands of local governments around the world to streamline the collection process for tourism taxes. In 2023, Airbnb collected and remitted over $7.2 million in tourism taxes on behalf of Hosts in Oregon. These tourism taxes are a vital source of funding for local governments and the communities they support, especially in areas that saw revenue streams decimated by the pandemic.