Visitor economy
Fluvanna County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $11M here in 2025, up 10.2% on 2024 and up 26.4% on 2019.
$11M
Visitor spending, 2025
119 of 133 localities
81
Jobs supported
117 of 133
$0.5M
Local taxes from visitors
114 of 133
$2.9M
Wages paid
$0.3M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $4.3M, 38.1% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $4.3M38.1%
- Food and drink
- $3.2M28.5%
- Retail
- $0.5M4.6%
- Recreation
- $1.2M10.4%
- Transport
- $2.1M18.4%
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 | $11M | +10.2% | $4.3M | $3.2M | $0.5M | $1.2M | $2.1M | 81 | $0.5M |
| 2024 | $10M | -1.8% | $4.0M | $2.8M | $0.5M | $1.1M | $1.9M | 77 | $0.5M |
| 2023 | $10M | +0.5% | $4.0M | $2.8M | $0.5M | $1.1M | $2.0M | 77 | $0.5M |
| 2022 | $10M | +8.9% | $4.0M | $2.8M | $0.5M | $1.1M | $2.1M | 79 | $0.5M |
| 2021 | $9.6M | +40.4% | $3.9M | $2.4M | $0.5M | $0.9M | $1.8M | 75 | $0.4M |
| 2020 | $6.8M | -24.1% | $3.0M | $1.6M | $0.3M | $0.6M | $1.2M | 60 | $0.3M |
| 2019 | $9.0M | +1.9% | $3.5M | $2.3M | $0.5M | $1.0M | $1.7M | 74 | $0.4M |
| 2018 | $8.8M | -2.7% | $3.4M | $2.2M | $0.5M | $1.0M | $1.7M | 88 | $0.4M |
| 2017 | $9.1M | +8.1% | $3.4M | $2.3M | $0.5M | $1.1M | $1.8M | 95 | $0.4M |
| 2016 | $8.4M | — | $3.1M | $2.1M | $0.5M | $1.1M | $1.6M | 92 | $0.4M |
How that compares
- 0.03% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.2% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 119 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 114 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Fluvanna County is +10.2%.