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Virginia Tourism Corporation 2007 Economic Impact of Travel

Hampton Roads MSA

Expenditures
Payroll
State Tax Receipts
Local Tax Receipts
Chesapeake City
$252,900,504
$46,723,086
$11,060,824
$9,331,009
Gloucester County
$36,934,059
$7,182,105
$1,591,736
$1,114,965
Hampton City
$194,274,923
$36,266,578
$8,461,174
$6,893,645
Isle of Wight County
$194,274,923
$5,865,693
$1,321,234
$701,921
James City County
$350,447,371
$67,206,111
$15,910,462
$14,958,631
Mathews County
$27,192,075
$6,654,934
$1,275,319
$827,056
Newport News City
$257,357,769
$57,751,954
$9,869,487
$9,066,946
Norfolk City
$660,715,082
$167,612,496
$23,888,332
$21,403,043
Poquoson City
$2,592,226
$467,348
$110,514
$89,866
Portsmouth City
$77,216,549
$15,588,865
$3,487,935
$3,177,467
Suffolk City
$50,960,930
$9,073,909
$2,756,327
$1,606,974
Surry County
$8,325,085
$1,882,190
$348,403
$253,314
Virginia Beach City
$1,124,477,969
$204,788,268
$48,572,601
$45,493,240
Williamsburg City
$495,366,928
$99,597,602
$18,817,925
$17,570,150
York County
$178,056,759
$31,992,090
$7,765,134
$6,982,575
TOTALS
$3,746,690,236
$758,653,229
$155,237,407
$139,470,802


Source: The Economic Impact of Domestic Travel Expenditures on Virginia Counties 2007, a study prepared for the Virginia Tourism Authority by the Travel Industry Association (Now the U.S. Travel Association), Washington, D.C. September 2008
Note: Cities/Counties may have statistics/data that is more detailed and specific to their locality.

Expenditures represent the direct spending by domestic travelers including meals, lodging, public transportation, auto transportation, shopping, admissions and entertainment.

Payroll represents the direct wages, salaries and tips corresponding to the direct travel-related employment.

Employment represents the estimates of direct travel-related employment in the locality-full-time and seasonal/part-time.

State Tax Receipts represents the estimates of direct travel-related state taxes generated within the locality. These taxes would include the state sales-and-use tax, gasoline excise taxes, corporate income tax and the personal income tax.

Local Tax Receipts represents the estimates of direct travel-related local taxes generated within the locality. These taxes would include the local sales-and-use tax, local excise taxes and property taxes.



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