Visitor economy
Fauquier County
County · Northern Virginia. Visitors spent $182M here in 2025, down 3.1% on 2024 and up 30.8% on 2019.
$182M
Visitor spending, 2025
32 of 133 localities
1,270
Jobs supported
38 of 133
$7.2M
Local taxes from visitors
37 of 133
$52M
Wages paid
$5.0M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $64M, 35.0% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $46M25.3%
- Food and drink
- $64M35.0%
- Retail
- $14M7.4%
- Recreation
- $24M13.2%
- Transport
- $35M19.1%
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 | $182M | -3.1% | $46M | $64M | $14M | $24M | $35M | 1,270 | $7.2M |
| 2024 | $188M | +3.3% | $48M | $63M | $15M | $26M | $36M | 1,298 | $7.3M |
| 2023 | $182M | -0.2% | $47M | $60M | $14M | $25M | $36M | 1,287 | $7.1M |
| 2022 | $183M | +27.4% | $46M | $60M | $14M | $25M | $37M | 1,254 | $6.9M |
| 2021 | $143M | +50.8% | $36M | $49M | $11M | $19M | $28M | 1,119 | $5.7M |
| 2020 | $95M | -31.8% | $22M | $36M | $7.4M | $11M | $20M | 1,062 | $4.6M |
| 2019 | $139M | -5.4% | $32M | $53M | $12M | $16M | $26M | 1,433 | $6.1M |
| 2018 | $147M | +3.9% | $35M | $55M | $12M | $18M | $28M | 1,473 | $6.2M |
| 2017 | $142M | +2.0% | $34M | $52M | $12M | $18M | $26M | 1,496 | $6.2M |
| 2016 | $139M | — | $33M | $51M | $12M | $18M | $25M | 1,512 | $6.3M |
How that compares
- 0.50% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 1.1% of the Northern Virginia region, which took $16.91B.
- Ranks 32 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 37 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Fauquier County is -3.1%.