Visitor economy
King & Queen County
County · Chesapeake Bay. Visitors spent $4.5M here in 2025, up 0.9% on 2024 and up 10.0% on 2019.
$4.5M
Visitor spending, 2025
129 of 133 localities
29
Jobs supported
129 of 133
$0.1M
Local taxes from visitors
132 of 133
$0.8M
Wages paid
$0.1M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $2.6M, 56.9% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $2.6M56.9%
- Food and drink
- $0.6M14.5%
- Retail
- $0.5M11.5%
- Recreation
- $0.2M3.4%
- Transport
- $0.6M13.7%
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 | $4.5M | +0.9% | $2.6M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.2M | $0.6M | 29 | $0.1M |
| 2024 | $4.4M | +3.2% | $2.5M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.2M | $0.6M | 30 | $0.1M |
| 2023 | $4.3M | +2.2% | $2.5M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.2M | $0.6M | 29 | $0.1M |
| 2022 | $4.2M | +2.6% | $2.4M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.6M | 28 | $0.1M |
| 2021 | $4.1M | +22.0% | $2.4M | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.6M | 27 | $0.1M |
| 2020 | $3.4M | -17.5% | $2.1M | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.4M | 27 | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $4.1M | +5.1% | $2.3M | $0.6M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.6M | 31 | $0.1M |
| 2018 | $3.9M | +4.6% | $2.2M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.1M | $0.6M | 30 | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $3.7M | +3.1% | $2.1M | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.5M | 29 | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $3.6M | — | $2.1M | $0.5M | $0.4M | $0.1M | $0.5M | 29 | $0.1M |
How that compares
- 0.01% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 1.2% of the Chesapeake Bay region, which took $371M.
- Ranks 129 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 132 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; King & Queen County is +0.9%.