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Taxi and limousine market data for Oakland County, MI

Oakland County, MI supports 12 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,296,888 residents. Below: how those operators break down by size, how the market compares with its state and the country, and what the sector pays — all from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns.

12
For-hire businesses
86
Sector employees
83%
Under 5 employees
0.93
Per 100,000 residents

Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

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5 licensed hackney carriages and 7 private hire vehicles, a total of 12 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 41.7 per cent of the licensed fleet.12licensed vehicles
5 hackney (41.7%)7 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Oakland County, MI has 12 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 107 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 5 taxi and ridesharing operators to 7 limousine operators.
  • 83.3 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 0.93 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 86 people locally.

Oakland County, MI for-hire market in numbers

Every row is read from the federal business census, or is arithmetic over it. Derived rows show their working.

Taxi and limousine industry statistics for Oakland County, MI, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureOakland County
CountyOakland County, MI
StateMichigan
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,296,888
Taxi and limousine establishments12
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.86
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$4.4m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments5
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.6
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$359,000
Limousine establishments7
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.80
Limousine annual payroll$4.1m
Operators with 1-4 employees10
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived12 establishments ÷ 1,296,888 residents × 100,000.0.93
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived10 of 12 establishments.83.3%
Annual payroll per employeederived$4.4m payroll ÷ 86 employees.$51,605
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived5 taxi ÷ 12 taxi and limousine establishments.41.7%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.107 of 348

Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. About County Business Patterns.

How does Oakland County, MI compare on operators per head?

Oakland County, MI0.93Michigan median1.36US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Oakland County, MI against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Oakland County, MI?

Oakland County, MI has 12 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 86 people — 5 in taxi and ridesharing services and 7 in limousine service.

With only a handful of operators, most local demand is met by a few known names, and word of mouth does most of the selling.

Are operators in Oakland County, MI large fleets or owner-drivers?

83.3 per cent of operators in Oakland County, MI employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

Most operators employ fewer than five people, so buying decisions are made by an owner rather than a committee, and setup time matters more than configurability.

Is Oakland County, MI over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Oakland County, MI has 0.93 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are below the national midpoint, so each business here covers more people — and usually more ground — than the typical market.

Within Michigan the median is 1.36 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Oakland County, MI cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $51,605 per employee across the sector in Oakland County, MI.

That level of payroll means labour, not vehicles, is the dominant cost — so utilisation per paid hour is the number worth managing.

FAQ

Oakland County, MI taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Oakland County, MI?
12 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 5 are classified as taxi and ridesharing services. CBP counts business locations rather than vehicles, and withholds detail where publishing it would identify an individual company.
Are taxi businesses in Oakland County, MI mostly small?
83.3 per cent employ fewer than five people. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Oakland County, MI?
Oakland County, MI supports 0.93 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Below-median density means each operator covers more people and more ground, which usually leaves room on coverage rather than on price.
Is Oakland County, MI a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
5 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 7 as limousine service. Limousine and black-car businesses outnumber taxi businesses here, which points to pre-booked executive, event and airport work rather than street-hail demand.
What is the population of Oakland County, MI?
1,296,888 residents in the Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate. Population is the denominator behind the per-100,000 comparisons on this page, and it is worth noting that a county serving an airport or a large visitor economy carries demand well beyond its resident count.

Markets comparable to Oakland County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Oakland County, MI
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Napa County, CA129.04
Ventura County, CA121.44
District of Columbia, DC121.71
Jefferson Parish, LA122.81
Rockingham County, NH123.72
Atlantic County, NJ124.30
Ocean County, NJ121.80
Ulster County, NY126.56
Charleston County, SC122.78

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