Visitor economy
Halifax County
County · Southern Virginia. Visitors spent $56M here in 2025, up 1.4% on 2024 and up 20.0% on 2019.
$56M
Visitor spending, 2025
72 of 133 localities
639
Jobs supported
55 of 133
$2.4M
Local taxes from visitors
71 of 133
$18M
Wages paid
$1.6M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $19M, 33.8% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $15M27.4%
- Food and drink
- $19M33.8%
- Retail
- $4.4M7.8%
- Recreation
- $7.7M13.8%
- Transport
- $9.6M17.2%
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 | $56M | +1.4% | $15M | $19M | $4.4M | $7.7M | $9.6M | 639 | $2.4M |
| 2024 | $55M | -2.7% | $15M | $18M | $4.3M | $8.1M | $9.5M | 637 | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $57M | +6.4% | $16M | $18M | $4.4M | $8.8M | $9.9M | 641 | $2.4M |
| 2022 | $53M | +7.2% | $14M | $17M | $4.1M | $8.1M | $9.6M | 621 | $2.3M |
| 2021 | $50M | +34.8% | $14M | $15M | $4.0M | $7.3M | $9.2M | 594 | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $37M | -20.8% | $10M | $11M | $3.2M | $4.8M | $7.2M | 536 | $1.8M |
| 2019 | $47M | +0.1% | $12M | $14M | $3.8M | $7.5M | $9.1M | 629 | $2.2M |
| 2018 | $47M | +7.4% | $13M | $14M | $3.9M | $7.3M | $9.1M | 635 | $2.2M |
| 2017 | $43M | +5.9% | $11M | $13M | $3.6M | $7.0M | $8.5M | 627 | $2.1M |
| 2016 | $41M | — | $10M | $12M | $3.5M | $6.6M | $8.1M | 618 | $2.1M |
How that compares
- 0.15% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 7.3% of the Southern Virginia region, which took $767M.
- Ranks 72 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 71 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Halifax County is +1.4%.