Visitor economy
Mecklenburg County
County · Southern Virginia. Visitors spent $133M here in 2025, up 2.3% on 2024 and up 69.5% on 2019.
$133M
Visitor spending, 2025
41 of 133 localities
886
Jobs supported
48 of 133
$4.7M
Local taxes from visitors
49 of 133
$24M
Wages paid
$2.8M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $49M, 36.9% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $49M36.9%
- Food and drink
- $38M28.5%
- Retail
- $8.3M6.3%
- Recreation
- $9.7M7.3%
- Transport
- $28M21.0%
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 | $133M | +2.3% | $49M | $38M | $8.3M | $9.7M | $28M | 886 | $4.7M |
| 2024 | $130M | +12.9% | $48M | $36M | $8.1M | $10.0M | $28M | 879 | $4.6M |
| 2023 | $115M | +8.3% | $44M | $31M | $7.1M | $8.7M | $24M | 834 | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $106M | +5.5% | $40M | $28M | $6.5M | $8.1M | $23M | 788 | $3.8M |
| 2021 | $101M | +38.6% | $40M | $26M | $6.4M | $7.5M | $21M | 746 | $3.7M |
| 2020 | $73M | -7.3% | $30M | $18M | $4.3M | $5.0M | $16M | 684 | $2.7M |
| 2019 | $78M | +7.0% | $31M | $19M | $5.3M | $5.8M | $17M | 748 | $3.1M |
| 2018 | $73M | +2.8% | $28M | $18M | $5.3M | $5.6M | $16M | 740 | $2.9M |
| 2017 | $71M | +3.7% | $28M | $17M | $5.0M | $5.4M | $16M | 727 | $2.9M |
| 2016 | $69M | — | $26M | $17M | $5.1M | $5.4M | $15M | 730 | $2.9M |
How that compares
- 0.37% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 17.3% of the Southern Virginia region, which took $767M.
- Ranks 41 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 49 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Mecklenburg County is +2.3%.