Spotsylvania was followed by Fredericksburg in terms of expenditures by people traveling in the area. It came in second locally and 33rd statewide with $186.6 million. Stafford was in 42nd place with nearly $140.8 million.

No other locality in the region made the top 50. Domestic travel expenditures in those counties were, in order: Caroline, $96.4 million; Westmoreland, $62.4 million; Orange, $48.7 million; Culpeper, $42.6 million; and King George, $22 million.

Statewide, domestic tourists spent the most in Arlington County—nearly $3.3 billion, of all of Virginia’s counties and independent cities. Fairfax County was close behind, ranking second with $3.2 billion. Loudoun County ranked third with $1.8 billion; Virginia Beach, fourth with $1.6 billion and Henrico County, fifth with $916 million.

Fredericksburg, Stafford and Spotsylvania were also among the 43 counties and independent cities in Virginia that realized 1,000 or more jobs that were directly supported by domestic travelers during 2017. Spotsylvania led the way locally with 3,137 jobs, followed by Fredericksburg with 1,684 and Stafford with 1,438.

In other counties in the region, totals for these jobs were, in order: Westmoreland, 745; Caroline, 662; Orange, 601; Culpeper, 416; and King George, 228.