Visitor economy
York County
County · Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads. Visitors spent $305M here in 2025, up 2.9% on 2024 and up 8.8% on 2019.
$305M
Visitor spending, 2025
20 of 133 localities
1,886
Jobs supported
26 of 133
$15M
Local taxes from visitors
20 of 133
$64M
Wages paid
$8.4M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $117M, 38.4% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $87M28.6%
- Food and drink
- $117M38.4%
- Retail
- $29M9.6%
- Recreation
- $45M14.8%
- Transport
- $26M8.5%
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 | $305M | +2.9% | $87M | $117M | $29M | $45M | $26M | 1,886 | $15M |
| 2024 | $297M | -0.2% | $86M | $111M | $28M | $44M | $26M | 1,870 | $15M |
| 2023 | $297M | +1.8% | $87M | $111M | $28M | $44M | $27M | 1,868 | $15M |
| 2022 | $292M | +10.3% | $86M | $108M | $28M | $44M | $26M | 1,814 | $14M |
| 2021 | $265M | +59.2% | $80M | $95M | $26M | $40M | $24M | 1,659 | $13M |
| 2020 | $166M | -40.7% | $42M | $65M | $21M | $19M | $20M | 1,475 | $9.0M |
| 2019 | $281M | +1.4% | $83M | $100M | $29M | $38M | $31M | 2,177 | $15M |
| 2018 | $277M | +5.2% | $81M | $99M | $29M | $37M | $30M | 2,264 | $15M |
| 2017 | $263M | +3.9% | $76M | $97M | $27M | $36M | $28M | 2,251 | $14M |
| 2016 | $253M | — | $72M | $93M | $27M | $35M | $26M | 2,241 | $14M |
How that compares
- 0.84% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 4.3% of the Coastal Virginia - Hampton Roads region, which took $7.17B.
- Ranks 20 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 20 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; York County is +2.9%.