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Friday, September 25, 2026Richmond, Virginia

Visitor economy

Manassas Park

Independent city · Northern Virginia. Visitors spent $4.7M here in 2025, up 2.3% on 2024 and down 0.2% on 2019.

$4.7M

Visitor spending, 2025

128 of 133 localities

18

Jobs supported

133 of 133

$0.2M

Local taxes from visitors

129 of 133

$0.9M

Wages paid

$0.1M in state taxes

Ten years of visitor spending

$0$3M$6M201620192025$3.1M$4.7M
Peak was $5.6M in 2017; the low was $3.1M in 2020. Every figure is in the table below.

Where the money went in 2025

Retail is the largest single category here at $2.3M, 49.5% of everything visitors spent.

Lodging
$0.2M3.8%
Food and drink
$0.4M9.1%
Retail
$2.3M49.5%
Recreation
$0.1M1.4%
Transport
$1.7M36.2%

Lodging includes short-term rentals and second-home spending. Transport covers both ground and air.

Year by year

YearTotalChangeLodgingFoodRetailRecreationTransportJobsLocal tax
2025$4.7M+2.3%$0.2M$0.4M$2.3M$0.1M$1.7M18$0.2M
2024$4.6M-0.2%$0.2M$0.4M$2.3M$0.1M$1.7M18$0.2M
2023$4.6M+10.6%$0.2M$0.4M$2.2M$0.1M$1.7M19$0.2M
2022$4.1M+3.4%$0.2M$0.4M$2.0M$0.1M$1.6M17$0.1M
2021$4.0M+29.3%$0.1M$0.3M$2.0M$0.1M$1.5M17$0.1M
2020$3.1M-33.9%$0.1M$0.3M$1.5M$0.0M$1.2M16$0.1M
2019$4.7M-4.3%$0.2M$0.5M$2.2M$0.1M$1.8M22$0.2M
2018$4.9M-11.8%$0.2M$0.6M$2.2M$0.2M$1.7M22$0.2M
2017$5.6M+1.5%$0.1M$1.1M$2.1M$0.4M$1.8M24$0.2M
2016$5.5M—$0.1M$1.0M$2.1M$0.4M$1.8M25$0.2M

How that compares

  • 0.01% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
  • 0.0% of the Northern Virginia region, which took $16.91B.
  • Ranks 128 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 129 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
  • Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Manassas Park is +2.3%.