Visitor economy
Brunswick County
County · Southern Virginia. Visitors spent $12M here in 2025, up 1.6% on 2024 and up 7.9% on 2019.
$12M
Visitor spending, 2025
117 of 133 localities
94
Jobs supported
115 of 133
$0.4M
Local taxes from visitors
120 of 133
$3.0M
Wages paid
$0.2M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $5.9M, 48.6% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $5.9M48.6%
- Food and drink
- $2.2M17.9%
- Retail
- $0.4M3.5%
- Recreation
- $0.8M6.2%
- Transport
- $2.9M23.8%
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 | $12M | +1.6% | $5.9M | $2.2M | $0.4M | $0.8M | $2.9M | 94 | $0.4M |
| 2024 | $12M | +6.7% | $5.9M | $2.0M | $0.4M | $0.8M | $2.9M | 94 | $0.4M |
| 2023 | $11M | +6.0% | $5.7M | $1.8M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $2.7M | 90 | $0.4M |
| 2022 | $11M | +5.9% | $5.4M | $1.6M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $2.6M | 87 | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $10M | +14.7% | $5.3M | $1.6M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $2.2M | 84 | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $8.8M | -22.7% | $4.7M | $1.3M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $2.1M | 81 | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $11M | +1.3% | $5.2M | $1.9M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $3.2M | 94 | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $11M | +1.3% | $5.1M | $1.8M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $3.1M | 94 | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $11M | +3.1% | $5.1M | $1.8M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $3.0M | 98 | $0.4M |
| 2016 | $11M | — | $4.8M | $1.8M | $0.4M | $0.7M | $3.0M | 98 | $0.4M |
How that compares
- 0.03% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 1.6% of the Southern Virginia region, which took $767M.
- Ranks 117 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 120 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Brunswick County is +1.6%.