Visitor economy
Craig County
County · Virginia Mountains. Visitors spent $3.3M here in 2025, up 3.6% on 2024 and up 7.8% on 2019.
$3.3M
Visitor spending, 2025
132 of 133 localities
31
Jobs supported
128 of 133
$0.2M
Local taxes from visitors
130 of 133
$1.0M
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 $1.9M, 58.2% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $1.9M58.2%
- Food and drink
- $0.6M19.8%
- Retail
- $0.1M3.6%
- Recreation
- $0.3M7.8%
- Transport
- $0.3M10.6%
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 | $3.3M | +3.6% | $1.9M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.3M | 31 | $0.2M |
| 2024 | $3.2M | +3.3% | $1.9M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.3M | 31 | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | +4.6% | $1.8M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | 30 | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $2.9M | +2.4% | $1.7M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | 30 | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $2.9M | +18.6% | $1.7M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | 27 | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | -20.7% | $1.6M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.1M | $0.2M | 27 | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $3.0M | +0.1% | $1.7M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.4M | 33 | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $3.0M | +0.6% | $1.8M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | 33 | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $3.0M | +2.0% | $1.8M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | 33 | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $3.0M | — | $1.8M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.3M | 33 | $0.1M |
How that compares
- 0.01% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.3% of the Virginia Mountains region, which took $1.24B.
- Ranks 132 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 130 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Craig County is +3.6%.