Tourism & Parks in Virginia

Visitors, tourism spending, national and state parks.

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,582,404,302
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Leisure and hospitality jobs
419,983
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics
Recreation visits to Shenandoah, Colonial and Manassas
3,738,628
2025 · National Park Service

Travel Spending

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation
$1,582,404,302
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs
41,084
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Wages paid by hotels and other traveler accommodation

2014–2025
$1,582,404,302▲ 50%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211, total annual wages (an indicator of visitor activity, not total spending).

Hotel and traveler accommodation jobs

2014–2025
41,084▼ 6%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 7211.

Tourism Employment

Leisure and hospitality jobs
419,983
2025 · BLS Current Employment Statistics

Leisure and hospitality jobs

1990–2025
419,983▲ 80%

BLS Current Employment Statistics, annual average (FRED VALEIH).

National Parks

Recreation visits to Shenandoah, Colonial and Manassas
3,738,628
2025 · National Park Service
SHEN recreation visits
1,682,152
2025 · National Park Service

Recreation visits to Shenandoah, Colonial and Manassas

1990–2025
3,738,628▼ 23%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).

SHEN recreation visits

1990–2025
1,682,152▼ 5%

National Park Service, IRMA Visitor Use Statistics (recreation visits, calendar year).