ATA State of the U.S. Photo Booth Industry Survey 2027

Reporting period: Calendar year 2026 and outlook for 2027.

Estimated time: 12–15 minutes for an active business. Participation is voluntary. Questions marked optional may be skipped.

Consent

By selecting “Continue,” you confirm that you are at least 18 years old, are authorized to answer for a U.S.-based photo booth business, and consent to ATA using your responses for aggregate industry research. Individual responses will not be published.

Consent and eligibility

S01. Are you at least 18 years old?

Yes No

S02. Which best describes your role in the photo booth business you are reporting on?

Owner or co-owner Manager authorized to report business information Employee or contractor authorized to report business information Photo booth supplier, manufacturer, software provider or consultant I am not involved in a photo booth business Other

S03. Is the business you are reporting on based in the United States or a U.S. territory?

Yes No

S04. Which statement best describes the business during calendar year 2026?

Active and completed at least one paid photo booth event Active but pre-revenue or did not complete a paid event Temporarily paused during part or all of 2026 Closed or sold during 2026 Never operated as a photo booth business

S05. Are you authorized to provide estimates about this business's equipment, bookings, pricing and finances?

Yes No

ATA may review possible duplicate responses before analysis.

S06. To the best of your knowledge, is this the only survey response being submitted for this business?

Yes No Not sure

Business profile

B01. In which state or U.S. territory is the business primarily based?

B02. Which best describes the business's primary service area?

B04. How would you describe the business owner's involvement during most of 2026?

B05. Which services did the business offer in 2026?

B06. How many owners and regular employees worked in the business during a typical active month?

B08. Which reporting scope are you using for this response?

One business or brand Multiple brands consolidated because they share the same books and operations One branch, location or operating unit of a larger company

Equipment and technology

E03. Which capture devices did the business use?

E06. How was photo booth equipment acquired or financed?

Bookings and pricing

D05. What was the most common service duration or delivery model?

D07. What was the typical time from signed contract to event date?

D08. How did the business usually handle travel charges?

Revenue and costs

Include labor, travel, printing, software, marketing, insurance, repairs and other operating costs.

F03. What was the approximate operating margin from photo booth services after ordinary business expenses but before income tax and owner distributions?

F04. What was the approximate total startup investment before the business completed its first paid event?

Include event labor, travel, printing, payment processing and other event-specific costs.

F06. What was the business's approximate monthly spending on photo booth software and related subscriptions?

Marketing and sales

Operations

O01. How long did a typical booth setup take after arriving at the event space?

O02. What was the business's typical one-way service radius?

O03. How many people typically staffed an attended photo booth event?

O04. Which backup resources were normally available for paid events?

Spare cables, triggers, hubs or power supplies Spare capture device Spare printer or alternative print workflow Complete replacement booth Backup internet or offline workflow Written troubleshooting checklist Remote or after-hours technical support No formal backup resources Pre-revenue

2027 outlook

T01. How do you expect photo booth revenue to change during 2027?

T03. Which statement best describes the business's use of AI-enabled photo booth or business tools?

Already using them in paid services or operations Testing or evaluating them Plan to adopt within 12 months No current plans Not sure what tools are relevant

0 means not at all confident; 10 means extremely confident.

T06. What is one change that would most improve the photo booth industry or make your business easier to operate?

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ATA State of the U.S. Photo Booth Industry Survey 2027

Consent

Consent and eligibility

Business profile

Equipment and technology

Bookings and pricing

Revenue and costs

Marketing and sales

Operations

2027 outlook

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