Visitor economy
Hopewell
Independent city · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $52M here in 2025, up 1.9% on 2024 and up 39.0% on 2019.
$52M
Visitor spending, 2025
74 of 133 localities
514
Jobs supported
66 of 133
$2.7M
Local taxes from visitors
65 of 133
$16M
Wages paid
$1.7M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $21M, 41.6% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $12M23.5%
- Food and drink
- $21M41.6%
- Retail
- $4.0M7.7%
- Recreation
- $4.7M9.1%
- Transport
- $9.3M18.1%
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 | $52M | +1.9% | $12M | $21M | $4.0M | $4.7M | $9.3M | 514 | $2.7M |
| 2024 | $51M | +6.6% | $12M | $20M | $3.8M | $4.9M | $9.4M | 511 | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $48M | +5.4% | $11M | $19M | $3.6M | $4.7M | $9.0M | 506 | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $45M | +9.6% | $11M | $18M | $3.4M | $4.4M | $8.9M | 478 | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $41M | +38.5% | $10M | $16M | $3.2M | $3.8M | $8.0M | 425 | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $30M | -20.0% | $6.2M | $12M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $6.8M | 406 | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $37M | -3.8% | $7.9M | $14M | $3.6M | $3.9M | $7.5M | 480 | $2.1M |
| 2018 | $39M | +12.0% | $9.0M | $15M | $3.6M | $3.8M | $7.4M | 513 | $2.2M |
| 2017 | $34M | -1.5% | $7.8M | $13M | $3.3M | $3.6M | $6.7M | 489 | $2.0M |
| 2016 | $35M | — | $8.2M | $13M | $3.5M | $3.8M | $6.4M | 510 | $2.1M |
How that compares
- 0.14% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.8% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 74 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 65 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Hopewell is +1.9%.