labor day weekend isn't really as big a travel time as other times of the year because it's at the beginning of the school year....parents aren't willing to take their kids out of school for even a day at the beginning....
so you don't get travelers from out of state (where a 3 day weekend just isn't long enough to travel far)..
even columbus day weekend is good.....in contrast, memorial day weekend is horrible as parents no longer care if their kids are in school or not by that time of year...