Visitor economy
Prince George County
County · Central Virginia. Visitors spent $114M here in 2025, up 7.4% on 2024 and up 59.7% on 2019.
$114M
Visitor spending, 2025
47 of 133 localities
879
Jobs supported
49 of 133
$5.1M
Local taxes from visitors
48 of 133
$28M
Wages paid
$3.3M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $40M, 35.5% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $20M17.6%
- Food and drink
- $40M35.5%
- Retail
- $23M20.4%
- Recreation
- $13M11.5%
- Transport
- $17M15.0%
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 | $114M | +7.4% | $20M | $40M | $23M | $13M | $17M | 879 | $5.1M |
| 2024 | $106M | +0.8% | $19M | $35M | $23M | $13M | $17M | 857 | $4.8M |
| 2023 | $105M | +1.0% | $19M | $34M | $23M | $13M | $17M | 844 | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $104M | +6.7% | $19M | $33M | $23M | $12M | $17M | 825 | $4.6M |
| 2021 | $98M | +51.9% | $19M | $30M | $22M | $11M | $16M | 787 | $4.2M |
| 2020 | $64M | -10.0% | $12M | $19M | $15M | $7.0M | $11M | 681 | $3.0M |
| 2019 | $71M | -0.1% | $14M | $22M | $17M | $7.0M | $11M | 721 | $3.5M |
| 2018 | $71M | +8.6% | $15M | $21M | $17M | $6.9M | $11M | 735 | $3.5M |
| 2017 | $66M | +3.8% | $13M | $20M | $16M | $6.5M | $10M | 692 | $3.2M |
| 2016 | $63M | — | $13M | $19M | $15M | $6.4M | $9.6M | 680 | $3.2M |
How that compares
- 0.31% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 1.8% of the Central Virginia region, which took $6.33B.
- Ranks 47 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 48 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Prince George County is +7.4%.