Visitor economy
Accomack County
County · Coastal Virginia - Eastern Shore. Visitors spent $196M here in 2025, up 2.2% on 2024 and up 45.8% on 2019.
$196M
Visitor spending, 2025
29 of 133 localities
1,463
Jobs supported
32 of 133
$7.6M
Local taxes from visitors
35 of 133
$46M
Wages paid
$4.6M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $74M, 37.6% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $74M37.6%
- Food and drink
- $58M29.3%
- Retail
- $18M9.0%
- Recreation
- $20M10.0%
- Transport
- $28M14.1%
Lodging includes short-term rentals and second-home spending. Transport covers both ground and air.
Year by year
| Year | Total | Change | Lodging | Food | Retail | Recreation | Transport | Jobs | Local tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $196M | +2.2% | $74M | $58M | $18M | $20M | $28M | 1,463 | $7.6M |
| 2024 | $192M | +7.0% | $72M | $55M | $17M | $20M | $28M | 1,468 | $7.4M |
| 2023 | $180M | +8.0% | $68M | $51M | $16M | $19M | $26M | 1,420 | $7.0M |
| 2022 | $166M | -1.3% | $62M | $47M | $15M | $17M | $25M | 1,331 | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $169M | +42.6% | $69M | $45M | $14M | $17M | $24M | 1,291 | $6.4M |
| 2020 | $118M | -12.3% | $52M | $28M | $9.9M | $11M | $17M | 1,135 | $5.1M |
| 2019 | $135M | +6.6% | $54M | $37M | $12M | $13M | $19M | 1,248 | $5.8M |
| 2018 | $126M | +2.7% | $52M | $33M | $12M | $12M | $18M | 1,224 | $5.4M |
| 2017 | $123M | +4.4% | $50M | $32M | $12M | $12M | $17M | 1,242 | $5.5M |
| 2016 | $118M | — | $48M | $31M | $11M | $12M | $16M | 1,227 | $5.4M |
How that compares
- 0.54% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 73.6% of the Coastal Virginia - Eastern Shore region, which took $267M.
- Ranks 29 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 35 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Accomack County is +2.2%.