Visitor economy
Charlotte County
County · Southern Virginia. Visitors spent $8.7M here in 2025, up 3.4% on 2024 and up 5.6% on 2019.
$8.7M
Visitor spending, 2025
122 of 133 localities
78
Jobs supported
119 of 133
$0.3M
Local taxes from visitors
123 of 133
$2.1M
Wages paid
$0.2M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Retail is the largest single category here at $2.9M, 33.0% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $2.8M31.7%
- Food and drink
- $1.4M15.8%
- Retail
- $2.9M33.0%
- Recreation
- $0.6M6.9%
- Transport
- $1.1M12.7%
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 | $8.7M | +3.4% | $2.8M | $1.4M | $2.9M | $0.6M | $1.1M | 78 | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $8.4M | +4.9% | $2.7M | $1.3M | $2.7M | $0.6M | $1.1M | 79 | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $8.0M | +8.5% | $2.6M | $1.2M | $2.6M | $0.6M | $1.0M | 77 | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $7.4M | +4.5% | $2.3M | $1.1M | $2.5M | $0.5M | $1.0M | 74 | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $7.1M | +21.0% | $2.4M | $1.0M | $2.3M | $0.5M | $1.0M | 71 | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $5.9M | -29.0% | $2.1M | $0.8M | $1.8M | $0.3M | $0.8M | 65 | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $8.3M | +2.9% | $2.4M | $1.2M | $2.7M | $0.6M | $1.3M | 85 | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $8.0M | +6.5% | $2.4M | $1.2M | $2.7M | $0.6M | $1.3M | 86 | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $7.5M | +5.4% | $2.2M | $1.1M | $2.5M | $0.6M | $1.1M | 81 | $0.3M |
| 2016 | $7.2M | — | $2.1M | $1.0M | $2.4M | $0.5M | $1.1M | 80 | $0.3M |
How that compares
- 0.02% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 1.1% of the Southern Virginia region, which took $767M.
- Ranks 122 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 123 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Charlotte County is +3.4%.