Visitor economy
Chesterfield County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $676M here in 2025, up 5.6% on 2024 and up 23.2% on 2019.
$676M
Visitor spending, 2025
10 of 133 localities
6,602
Jobs supported
8 of 133
$33M
Local taxes from visitors
10 of 133
$197M
Wages paid
$21M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $237M, 35.0% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $124M18.3%
- Food and drink
- $237M35.0%
- Retail
- $87M12.9%
- Recreation
- $91M13.5%
- Transport
- $137M20.3%
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 | $676M | +5.6% | $124M | $237M | $87M | $91M | $137M | 6,602 | $33M |
| 2024 | $640M | +6.4% | $118M | $218M | $83M | $88M | $133M | 6,474 | $32M |
| 2023 | $601M | +3.2% | $110M | $202M | $79M | $85M | $126M | 6,305 | $30M |
| 2022 | $583M | +8.7% | $105M | $194M | $76M | $82M | $125M | 6,051 | $28M |
| 2021 | $536M | +37.8% | $98M | $173M | $72M | $76M | $116M | 5,579 | $26M |
| 2020 | $389M | -29.1% | $64M | $134M | $53M | $49M | $89M | 5,267 | $21M |
| 2019 | $548M | +3.0% | $99M | $197M | $69M | $76M | $108M | 6,772 | $28M |
| 2018 | $533M | +6.5% | $98M | $188M | $69M | $73M | $104M | 6,683 | $27M |
| 2017 | $500M | +3.5% | $90M | $178M | $65M | $70M | $97M | 6,572 | $26M |
| 2016 | $483M | — | $87M | $173M | $63M | $69M | $92M | 6,539 | $26M |
How that compares
- 1.87% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 10.7% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 10 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 10 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Chesterfield County is +5.6%.