Visitor economy
Amelia County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $5.7M here in 2025, up 2.8% on 2024 and up 0.4% on 2019.
$5.7M
Visitor spending, 2025
125 of 133 localities
54
Jobs supported
124 of 133
$0.3M
Local taxes from visitors
121 of 133
$1.6M
Wages paid
$0.1M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Transport is the largest single category here at $1.9M, 33.7% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $1.5M26.8%
- Food and drink
- $1.4M24.9%
- Retail
- $0.3M5.3%
- Recreation
- $0.5M9.3%
- Transport
- $1.9M33.7%
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 | $5.7M | +2.8% | $1.5M | $1.4M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $1.9M | 54 | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $5.5M | +7.1% | $1.5M | $1.3M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $1.8M | 54 | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $5.2M | +1.4% | $1.4M | $1.2M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $1.7M | 52 | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $5.1M | +6.1% | $1.5M | $1.2M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $1.7M | 52 | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | +15.7% | $1.5M | $1.1M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $1.5M | 50 | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $4.1M | -26.7% | $1.3M | $0.9M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $1.3M | 50 | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $5.7M | +1.5% | $1.7M | $1.5M | $0.3M | $0.6M | $1.6M | 62 | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $5.6M | +4.5% | $1.7M | $1.4M | $0.3M | $0.6M | $1.6M | 62 | $0.2M |
| 2017 | $5.3M | +5.3% | $1.6M | $1.4M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $1.5M | 62 | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $5.1M | — | $1.5M | $1.3M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $1.4M | 60 | $0.2M |
How that compares
- 0.02% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.1% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 125 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 121 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Amelia County is +2.8%.