Visitor economy
Spotsylvania County
County · Northern Virginia. Visitors spent $259M here in 2025, up 5.3% on 2024 and up 42.0% on 2019.
$259M
Visitor spending, 2025
24 of 133 localities
2,165
Jobs supported
25 of 133
$12M
Local taxes from visitors
24 of 133
$62M
Wages paid
$7.2M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $80M, 30.8% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $55M21.1%
- Food and drink
- $80M30.8%
- Retail
- $36M14.1%
- Recreation
- $32M12.4%
- Transport
- $56M21.6%
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 | $259M | +5.3% | $55M | $80M | $36M | $32M | $56M | 2,165 | $12M |
| 2024 | $246M | +2.9% | $52M | $75M | $35M | $31M | $53M | 2,143 | $11M |
| 2023 | $239M | +8.0% | $51M | $71M | $34M | $30M | $53M | 2,108 | $11M |
| 2022 | $221M | +4.3% | $45M | $66M | $32M | $28M | $50M | 1,938 | $10M |
| 2021 | $212M | +36.7% | $44M | $63M | $32M | $26M | $47M | 1,794 | $8.9M |
| 2020 | $155M | -14.9% | $32M | $47M | $23M | $20M | $34M | 1,665 | $7.0M |
| 2019 | $182M | +7.6% | $36M | $62M | $27M | $20M | $37M | 1,857 | $8.2M |
| 2018 | $169M | +4.2% | $33M | $57M | $27M | $19M | $34M | 1,840 | $7.7M |
| 2017 | $163M | +1.8% | $30M | $55M | $26M | $19M | $33M | 1,820 | $7.6M |
| 2016 | $160M | — | $29M | $54M | $26M | $19M | $32M | 1,843 | $7.7M |
How that compares
- 0.71% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 1.5% of the Northern Virginia region, which took $16.91B.
- Ranks 24 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 24 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Spotsylvania County is +5.3%.