Visitor economy
Orange County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $58M here in 2025, up 0.8% on 2024 and up 27.5% on 2019.
$58M
Visitor spending, 2025
70 of 133 localities
519
Jobs supported
65 of 133
$2.5M
Local taxes from visitors
70 of 133
$18M
Wages paid
$1.6M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $18M, 30.2% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $14M23.8%
- Food and drink
- $18M30.2%
- Retail
- $3.4M5.8%
- Recreation
- $8.9M15.2%
- Transport
- $15M25.0%
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 | $58M | +0.8% | $14M | $18M | $3.4M | $8.9M | $15M | 519 | $2.5M |
| 2024 | $58M | +6.0% | $14M | $17M | $3.3M | $9.1M | $14M | 520 | $2.5M |
| 2023 | $54M | +3.1% | $13M | $16M | $3.2M | $8.7M | $14M | 504 | $2.3M |
| 2022 | $53M | +4.5% | $13M | $15M | $3.1M | $8.3M | $14M | 485 | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $50M | +34.1% | $12M | $14M | $2.8M | $8.5M | $13M | 442 | $2.1M |
| 2020 | $38M | -17.5% | $9.6M | $10.0M | $2.0M | $6.3M | $9.8M | 412 | $1.7M |
| 2019 | $46M | -1.4% | $11M | $13M | $2.7M | $7.2M | $12M | 503 | $2.1M |
| 2018 | $46M | +8.7% | $11M | $12M | $2.7M | $7.5M | $12M | 515 | $2.1M |
| 2017 | $43M | +0.8% | $11M | $11M | $2.6M | $6.9M | $11M | 501 | $2.0M |
| 2016 | $42M | — | $11M | $11M | $2.5M | $7.0M | $11M | 515 | $2.0M |
How that compares
- 0.16% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.9% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 70 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 70 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Orange County is +0.8%.