The RV Industry Association (RVIA) released its 2024 RV Industry Profile, providing a comprehensive overview of the year’s recreational vehicle production and shipment activity across the United States and Canada.
The report, published this month, details historical shipment trends, unit dollar volume, and production by type and destination, offering stakeholders key insights into market performance and industry direction.
According to a News and Insights report of RVIA on May 27, Indiana remains the dominant manufacturing hub, producing nearly 86% of all RVs built in North America.
Texas also led all U.S. states in RV shipment destinations, accounting for 9.29% of wholesale deliveries in 2024.
California followed at 6.53%, then Florida at 6.34%, Indiana at 3.90% and Michigan at 3.8%. The shipment data reflects continued consumer interest in RV travel across a geographically diverse range of markets.
The industry recorded wholesale RV shipments totaling 333,733 units for the year. These units carried a combined retail value of $20.27 billion.
The report includes production breakdowns by vehicle type, offering manufacturers and dealers insight into category-level trends.
It also highlights changes in consumer demand, which industry observers use to guide “Park Model RV shipment data for 2024 is included in the report, along with historical figures dating back to 2015,” the association states.
For more than 50 years, RVIA has served as the voice of the $140 billion RV industry. Headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with additional offices in Elkhart, Indiana, the association represents over 500 manufacturers and suppliers who produce 98% of RVs in the United States and around 60% globally.
The RV industry plays a vital role in the U.S. economy, delivering an annual economic impact of $140 billion as of 2022.
That same year, the industry supported nearly 680,000 American jobs and generated more than $48 billion in wages while contributing $13.6 billion in taxes at all levels of government.