Visitor economy
Buckingham County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $6.6M here in 2025, up 0.4% on 2024 and down 14.4% on 2019.
$6.6M
Visitor spending, 2025
124 of 133 localities
64
Jobs supported
122 of 133
$0.3M
Local taxes from visitors
126 of 133
$1.7M
Wages paid
$0.1M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $2.9M, 43.8% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $2.9M43.8%
- Food and drink
- $1.5M22.4%
- Retail
- $0.3M4.6%
- Recreation
- $0.3M4.9%
- Transport
- $1.6M24.4%
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 | $6.6M | +0.4% | $2.9M | $1.5M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.6M | 64 | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $6.6M | -12.7% | $2.9M | $1.4M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.6M | 65 | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $7.5M | -1.2% | $3.3M | $1.6M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $1.9M | 67 | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $7.6M | +5.0% | $3.3M | $1.6M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $2.0M | 71 | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $7.3M | +20.8% | $3.3M | $1.5M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.8M | 67 | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $6.0M | -22.1% | $2.7M | $1.2M | $0.3M | $0.3M | $1.5M | 66 | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $7.7M | +5.1% | $3.0M | $1.8M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $2.2M | 79 | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $7.4M | +4.4% | $2.7M | $1.7M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $2.2M | 79 | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $7.0M | +7.1% | $2.5M | $1.7M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $2.2M | 79 | $0.3M |
| 2016 | $6.6M | — | $2.2M | $1.6M | $0.3M | $0.4M | $2.1M | 77 | $0.3M |
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 124 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 126 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Buckingham County is +0.4%.