Visitor economy
Poquoson
Independent city · Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads. Visitors spent $13M here in 2025, up 0.1% on 2024 and up 25.7% on 2019.
$13M
Visitor spending, 2025
115 of 133 localities
132
Jobs supported
111 of 133
$0.6M
Local taxes from visitors
113 of 133
$4.3M
Wages paid
$0.4M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $5.7M, 42.8% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $3.1M23.0%
- Food and drink
- $5.7M42.8%
- Retail
- $1.0M7.3%
- Recreation
- $1.4M10.4%
- Transport
- $2.2M16.5%
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 | $13M | +0.1% | $3.1M | $5.7M | $1.0M | $1.4M | $2.2M | 132 | $0.6M |
| 2024 | $13M | +0.8% | $3.1M | $5.6M | $1.0M | $1.4M | $2.2M | 133 | $0.6M |
| 2023 | $13M | +8.2% | $3.1M | $5.5M | $1.0M | $1.4M | $2.2M | 134 | $0.6M |
| 2022 | $12M | +8.6% | $2.9M | $5.1M | $0.9M | $1.3M | $2.1M | 128 | $0.6M |
| 2021 | $11M | +43.1% | $2.7M | $4.5M | $0.9M | $1.2M | $2.0M | 120 | $0.5M |
| 2020 | $7.9M | -25.9% | $1.7M | $3.3M | $0.7M | $0.8M | $1.5M | 113 | $0.4M |
| 2019 | $11M | +3.1% | $2.4M | $4.5M | $0.8M | $1.0M | $1.8M | 143 | $0.5M |
| 2018 | $10M | +2.4% | $2.3M | $4.3M | $0.9M | $1.0M | $1.8M | 140 | $0.5M |
| 2017 | $10M | +2.0% | $2.2M | $4.3M | $0.8M | $1.0M | $1.8M | 138 | $0.5M |
| 2016 | $9.9M | — | $2.1M | $4.1M | $0.8M | $1.0M | $1.8M | 138 | $0.5M |
How that compares
- 0.04% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.2% of the Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads region, which took $7.17B.
- Ranks 115 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 113 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Poquoson is +0.1%.