Visitor economy
Dinwiddie County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $22M here in 2025, up 3.0% on 2024 and up 6.2% on 2019.
$22M
Visitor spending, 2025
101 of 133 localities
199
Jobs supported
99 of 133
$1.0M
Local taxes from visitors
97 of 133
$5.8M
Wages paid
$0.6M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $7.6M, 34.1% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $4.6M20.9%
- Food and drink
- $7.6M34.1%
- Retail
- $1.6M7.1%
- Recreation
- $2.6M11.9%
- Transport
- $5.8M26.0%
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 | $22M | +3.0% | $4.6M | $7.6M | $1.6M | $2.6M | $5.8M | 199 | $1.0M |
| 2024 | $22M | +3.0% | $4.6M | $7.2M | $1.5M | $2.6M | $5.7M | 197 | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $21M | +2.0% | $4.5M | $6.8M | $1.5M | $2.6M | $5.6M | 193 | $1.0M |
| 2022 | $21M | +5.5% | $4.4M | $6.5M | $1.4M | $2.6M | $5.7M | 193 | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $19M | +22.4% | $4.4M | $6.0M | $1.4M | $2.4M | $5.3M | 180 | $0.9M |
| 2020 | $16M | -24.0% | $3.6M | $5.1M | $1.1M | $2.0M | $4.1M | 177 | $0.7M |
| 2019 | $21M | -3.1% | $5.4M | $6.3M | $1.4M | $2.7M | $5.2M | 214 | $0.9M |
| 2018 | $22M | +4.5% | $5.7M | $6.7M | $1.5M | $2.7M | $5.0M | 216 | $0.9M |
| 2017 | $21M | +0.0% | $6.0M | $6.2M | $1.4M | $2.5M | $4.7M | 210 | $0.9M |
| 2016 | $21M | — | $6.3M | $6.0M | $1.3M | $2.5M | $4.5M | 213 | $0.9M |
How that compares
- 0.06% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.4% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 101 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 97 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Dinwiddie County is +3.0%.