Visitor economy
Greensville County
County · Southern Virginia. Visitors spent $28M here in 2025, up 0.9% on 2024 and up 3.1% on 2019.
$28M
Visitor spending, 2025
92 of 133 localities
249
Jobs supported
89 of 133
$0.9M
Local taxes from visitors
100 of 133
$6.5M
Wages paid
$0.8M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $9.0M, 32.4% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $9.0M32.4%
- Food and drink
- $3.2M11.5%
- Retail
- $5.0M18.0%
- Recreation
- $3.2M11.6%
- Transport
- $7.4M26.5%
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 | $28M | +0.9% | $9.0M | $3.2M | $5.0M | $3.2M | $7.4M | 249 | $0.9M |
| 2024 | $28M | +2.0% | $9.1M | $3.0M | $4.7M | $3.3M | $7.5M | 249 | $1.0M |
| 2023 | $27M | +1.6% | $8.9M | $2.8M | $4.7M | $3.2M | $7.4M | 246 | $0.9M |
| 2022 | $27M | +0.7% | $8.7M | $2.8M | $4.6M | $3.2M | $7.4M | 240 | $0.9M |
| 2021 | $26M | +28.3% | $9.8M | $2.5M | $4.4M | $3.0M | $6.7M | 239 | $0.9M |
| 2020 | $21M | -23.7% | $7.2M | $2.2M | $3.3M | $2.4M | $5.5M | 225 | $0.8M |
| 2019 | $27M | +10.6% | $8.5M | $3.4M | $4.9M | $3.4M | $6.7M | 270 | $1.0M |
| 2018 | $24M | +6.0% | $6.9M | $3.2M | $4.8M | $3.2M | $6.3M | 264 | $0.9M |
| 2017 | $23M | +6.1% | $6.2M | $3.1M | $4.5M | $3.1M | $6.3M | 255 | $0.8M |
| 2016 | $22M | — | $5.7M | $2.9M | $4.3M | $3.0M | $5.8M | 251 | $0.8M |
How that compares
- 0.08% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 3.6% of the Southern Virginia region, which took $767M.
- Ranks 92 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 100 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Greensville County is +0.9%.