Visitor economy
Appomattox County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $19M here in 2025, down 0.8% on 2024 and up 13.1% on 2019.
$19M
Visitor spending, 2025
105 of 133 localities
200
Jobs supported
98 of 133
$0.8M
Local taxes from visitors
109 of 133
$5.6M
Wages paid
$0.6M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Retail is the largest single category here at $6.1M, 31.7% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $3.8M19.4%
- Food and drink
- $4.4M22.9%
- Retail
- $6.1M31.7%
- Recreation
- $2.0M10.5%
- Transport
- $3.0M15.5%
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 | $19M | -0.8% | $3.8M | $4.4M | $6.1M | $2.0M | $3.0M | 200 | $0.8M |
| 2024 | $20M | +1.7% | $3.9M | $4.4M | $6.0M | $2.1M | $3.1M | 202 | $0.7M |
| 2023 | $19M | +2.9% | $3.9M | $4.2M | $5.8M | $2.2M | $3.0M | 200 | $0.7M |
| 2022 | $19M | +8.4% | $3.8M | $4.0M | $5.6M | $2.1M | $3.1M | 184 | $0.7M |
| 2021 | $17M | +25.3% | $3.7M | $3.7M | $5.2M | $1.9M | $2.8M | 173 | $0.6M |
| 2020 | $14M | -19.8% | $2.9M | $3.2M | $4.0M | $1.5M | $2.1M | 167 | $0.6M |
| 2019 | $17M | +0.7% | $3.2M | $3.8M | $5.5M | $1.9M | $2.7M | 194 | $0.7M |
| 2018 | $17M | +5.3% | $3.3M | $3.5M | $5.5M | $1.9M | $2.7M | 184 | $0.6M |
| 2017 | $16M | +5.9% | $3.0M | $3.5M | $5.1M | $1.9M | $2.6M | 180 | $0.6M |
| 2016 | $15M | — | $2.9M | $3.3M | $4.9M | $1.8M | $2.4M | 176 | $0.6M |
How that compares
- 0.05% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.3% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 105 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 109 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Appomattox County is -0.8%.