Visitor economy
Fredericksburg
Independent city · Northern Virginia. Visitors spent $183M here in 2025, up 7.3% on 2024 and up 24.9% on 2019.
$183M
Visitor spending, 2025
31 of 133 localities
1,657
Jobs supported
27 of 133
$9.4M
Local taxes from visitors
30 of 133
$57M
Wages paid
$5.8M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $78M, 42.8% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $37M20.4%
- Food and drink
- $78M42.8%
- Retail
- $25M13.8%
- Recreation
- $22M12.2%
- Transport
- $20M10.8%
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 | $183M | +7.3% | $37M | $78M | $25M | $22M | $20M | 1,657 | $9.4M |
| 2024 | $171M | +12.9% | $35M | $72M | $24M | $22M | $19M | 1,622 | $8.8M |
| 2023 | $151M | +4.1% | $30M | $63M | $21M | $20M | $16M | 1,557 | $8.0M |
| 2022 | $145M | +10.5% | $29M | $60M | $21M | $19M | $16M | 1,461 | $7.6M |
| 2021 | $131M | +39.0% | $26M | $54M | $19M | $17M | $15M | 1,324 | $6.7M |
| 2020 | $95M | -35.5% | $18M | $38M | $15M | $9.0M | $14M | 1,218 | $5.4M |
| 2019 | $147M | -1.3% | $30M | $61M | $21M | $18M | $17M | 1,792 | $7.6M |
| 2018 | $149M | +2.4% | $30M | $62M | $22M | $18M | $17M | 1,893 | $7.7M |
| 2017 | $145M | +3.6% | $28M | $63M | $21M | $17M | $16M | 1,865 | $7.6M |
| 2016 | $140M | — | $27M | $61M | $20M | $17M | $15M | 1,852 | $7.5M |
How that compares
- 0.51% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 1.1% of the Northern Virginia region, which took $16.91B.
- Ranks 31 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 30 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Fredericksburg is +7.3%.