By the Numbers
Event Stats & Fun Facts
10.3
the average number of
guests for a Thanksgiving
dinner in the Midwest
$302
Average household spending
on Thanksgiving weekend
ALMOST THERE:
214 MILES
AVERAGE THANKSGIVING
LONG-DISTANCE TRIP LENGTH
There’s no official reason for the
turkey dinner tradition, turkeys
just happened to be the most
plentiful meat available 1621.
51 million
Turkeys are consumed
on Thanksgiving Day
86% 65%
plan to attend
a gathering
with family
or friends on
Christmas Eve or
Christmas Day
38
of households send
Holiday Cards
16%
of people go
Christmas caroling