Visitor economy
Lunenburg County
County · Southern Virginia. Visitors spent $5.3M here in 2025, up 1.3% on 2024 and up 12.0% on 2019.
$5.3M
Visitor spending, 2025
127 of 133 localities
47
Jobs supported
126 of 133
$0.2M
Local taxes from visitors
128 of 133
$1.2M
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 $2.2M, 41.4% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $2.2M41.4%
- Food and drink
- $1.0M18.9%
- Retail
- $0.2M3.8%
- Recreation
- $0.4M7.3%
- Transport
- $1.5M28.6%
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 | $5.3M | +1.3% | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $1.5M | 47 | $0.2M |
| 2024 | $5.2M | -6.4% | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $1.5M | 48 | $0.2M |
| 2023 | $5.6M | +5.2% | $2.3M | $1.1M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $1.6M | 50 | $0.2M |
| 2022 | $5.3M | -0.0% | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $1.5M | 43 | $0.2M |
| 2021 | $5.3M | +32.8% | $2.2M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.4M | $1.5M | 42 | $0.2M |
| 2020 | $4.0M | -15.4% | $1.8M | $0.8M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $1.0M | 39 | $0.1M |
| 2019 | $4.7M | +6.0% | $2.0M | $1.0M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.3M | 47 | $0.2M |
| 2018 | $4.5M | +2.5% | $1.8M | $0.9M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.2M | 46 | $0.1M |
| 2017 | $4.3M | +4.3% | $1.7M | $0.9M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.3M | 47 | $0.1M |
| 2016 | $4.2M | — | $1.6M | $0.9M | $0.2M | $0.3M | $1.2M | 46 | $0.1M |
How that compares
- 0.01% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.7% of the Southern Virginia region, which took $767M.
- Ranks 127 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 128 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Lunenburg County is +1.3%.