Visitor economy
Surry County
County · Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads. Visitors spent $4.2M here in 2025, up 3.6% on 2024 and up 12.4% on 2019.
$4.2M
Visitor spending, 2025
130 of 133 localities
24
Jobs supported
132 of 133
$0.3M
Local taxes from visitors
124 of 133
$0.8M
Wages paid
$0.1M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Lodging is the largest single category here at $2.9M, 69.9% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $2.9M69.9%
- Food and drink
- $0.8M19.1%
- Retail
- $0.1M1.4%
- Recreation
- $0.3M6.3%
- Transport
- $0.1M3.3%
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 | $4.2M | +3.6% | $2.9M | $0.8M | $0.1M | $0.3M | $0.1M | 24 | $0.3M |
| 2024 | $4.0M | +5.1% | $2.9M | $0.7M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.1M | 23 | $0.3M |
| 2023 | $3.8M | -1.7% | $2.8M | $0.6M | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.1M | 21 | $0.3M |
| 2022 | $3.9M | +0.6% | $2.9M | $0.6M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | 21 | $0.3M |
| 2021 | $3.9M | +12.4% | $3.0M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | 20 | $0.3M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | -7.1% | $2.9M | $0.4M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | 20 | $0.2M |
| 2019 | $3.7M | +5.1% | $2.9M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | 21 | $0.3M |
| 2018 | $3.5M | +7.9% | $2.8M | $0.5M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | 21 | $0.3M |
| 2017 | $3.3M | +4.1% | $2.6M | $0.4M | $0.0M | $0.2M | $0.1M | 20 | $0.2M |
| 2016 | $3.2M | — | $2.4M | $0.4M | $0.0M | $0.1M | $0.1M | 20 | $0.2M |
How that compares
- 0.01% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 0.1% of the Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads region, which took $7.17B.
- Ranks 130 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 124 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; Surry County is +3.6%.