3. Lodging Report - November 2025Distributions are received from DOR two months after collections (i.e., August collections are distributed in October).
$0
$200,000
$400,000
$600,000
$800,000
$1,000,000
$1,200,000
$1,400,000
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Lewis County -Unincorporated
Special Hotel/Motel Tax & Transient Rental Tax Distribution
through November 2025
December
November
October
September
August
July
June
May
April
March
February
January
3.8%YoY
increase from
same period last
year
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Area
Special
Hotel/Motel
Transient
Rental Total Percent
Mossyrock $50,666.74 50,666.73 $101,333.47 9.1%
Packwood 91,470.70 92,082.98 183,553.68 16.5%
Chehalis 26,398.86 26,398.86 52,797.72 4.8%
Ashford 15,482.71 15,623.45 31,106.16 2.8%
Randle 14,690.79 14,690.78 29,381.57 2.6%
Silver Creek/Salkum 10,871.47 10,871.47 21,742.94 2.0%
Toledo/Winlock/Vader 1,325.62 1,325.61 2,651.23 0.2%
Mineral 3,981.54 3,981.54 7,963.08 0.7%
Pe Ell/Doty -37.25 37.25 0.0%
Unknown area of origin* 348,481.47 332,401.36 680,882.83 61.3%
$563,369.90 $548,080.03 $1,111,449.93 100.0%
Distributions are received from DOR two months after collections (i.e., Aug collections are distributed in Oct).
Special Hotel/Motel Tax:
This tax is in addition to the retail sales tax (e.g., it is passed on to the consumer). The funds are
distributed by the State Treasurer to the levying cities and counties. They may be used for
promotion of tourism or construction and operation of tourism-related facilities.
Transient Rental Income Tax:
This is deducted from the state retail sales tax and is not an additional tax for the customer.
Retail sales tax funds are used for the general fund, water quality account, health services account,
drug enforcement account, and the salmon recovery account. The Transient Rental Income Tax
(2%) is deducted from the State's retail sales tax funds and is also distributed to the cities and
counties for tourism.
The gross taxable income reported under the special hotel/motel tax section will differ from the
gross transient rental income reported for each location, due to separate timing and cutoffs at DOR.
Audit/Compliance Authority:
Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR)
Prepared by the Lewis County Treasurer's Office from information provided by DOR
*Includes business offices addressed outside of Lewis County, such as Airbnb in San Francisco.
Note: Detailed subsheets are confidential
YTD Lodging Tax Distribution Summary for November 2025
(Unincorporated Lewis County)
$K $50K $100K$150K$200K$250K$300K$350K$400K$450K$500K$550K$600K$650K$700K$750K
Mossyrock
Packwood
Chehalis
Ashford
Randle
Silver Creek/Salkum
Toledo/Winlock/Vader
Mineral
Pe Ell/Doty
Unknown area of origin*
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