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Taxi and limousine market data for Westchester County, NY

Westchester County, NY supports 124 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,006,447 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.

124
For-hire businesses
553
Sector employees
81%
Under 5 employees
12.32
Per 100,000 residents

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

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51 licensed hackney carriages and 73 private hire vehicles, a total of 124 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 41.1 per cent of the licensed fleet.124licensed vehicles
51 hackney (41.1%)73 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Westchester County, NY has 124 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 6 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 51 taxi and ridesharing operators to 73 limousine operators.
  • 80.6 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 12.32 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 553 people locally.

Westchester County, NY 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 Westchester County, NY, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureWestchester County
CountyWestchester County, NY
StateNew York
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,006,447
Taxi and limousine establishments124
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.553
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$26.3m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments51
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.166
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$4.6m
Limousine establishments73
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.387
Limousine annual payroll$21.6m
Operators with 1-4 employees100
Operators with 5-9 employees15
Operators with 10-19 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived124 establishments ÷ 1,006,447 residents × 100,000.12.32
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived100 of 124 establishments.80.6%
Annual payroll per employeederived$26.3m payroll ÷ 553 employees.$47,486
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived51 taxi ÷ 124 taxi and limousine establishments.41.1%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.6 of 348

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

How does Westchester County, NY compare on operators per head?

Westchester County, NY12.32New York median5.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Westchester County, NY against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Westchester County, NY?

Westchester County, NY has 124 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 553 people — 51 in taxi and ridesharing services and 73 in limousine service.

An operator base this size supports real competition on service level, and account and contract work is usually where the defensible revenue sits.

Are operators in Westchester County, NY large fleets or owner-drivers?

80.6 per cent of operators in Westchester County, NY 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.

The full distribution: 100 with 1-4 employees, 15 with 5-9 employees and 5 with 10-19 employees.

Is Westchester County, NY over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Westchester County, NY has 12.32 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are far above the national midpoint, which is typical of counties serving an airport, a downtown core or a large visitor economy rather than only their own residents.

Within New York the median is 5.96 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Westchester County, NY cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $47,486 per employee across the sector in Westchester County, NY.

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

FAQ

Westchester County, NY taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Westchester County, NY?
124 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 51 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 Westchester County, NY mostly small?
80.6 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 Westchester County, NY?
Westchester County, NY supports 12.32 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Density this far above the median means new entrants compete against established names for the same trips.
Is Westchester County, NY a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
51 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 73 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 Westchester County, NY?
1,006,447 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 Westchester County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Westchester County, NY
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Suffolk County, NY1187.68
Bronx County, NY1178.45
New York County, NY995.96
Richmond County, NY9619.27
Nassau County, NY17912.86
Middlesex County, MA865.15
Queens County, NY79434.27
Kings County, NY56521.58
Cook County, IL3326.41

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