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Taxi and limousine market data for Bergen County, NJ

Bergen County, NJ supports 67 taxi and limousine businesses across 978,641 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.

67
For-hire businesses
416
Sector employees
72%
Under 5 employees
6.85
Per 100,000 residents

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

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15 licensed hackney carriages and 52 private hire vehicles, a total of 67 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 22.4 per cent of the licensed fleet.67licensed vehicles
15 hackney (22.4%)52 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Bergen County, NJ has 67 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 19 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 15 taxi and ridesharing operators to 52 limousine operators.
  • 71.6 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 6.85 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 416 people locally.

Bergen County, NJ 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 Bergen County, NJ, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureBergen County
CountyBergen County, NJ
StateNew Jersey
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)978,641
Taxi and limousine establishments67
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.416
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$19.1m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments15
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.37
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$843,000
Limousine establishments52
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.379
Limousine annual payroll$18.2m
Operators with 1-4 employees48
Operators with 5-9 employees7
Operators with 10-19 employees8
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived67 establishments ÷ 978,641 residents × 100,000.6.85
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived48 of 67 establishments.71.6%
Annual payroll per employeederived$19.1m payroll ÷ 416 employees.$45,849
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived15 taxi ÷ 67 taxi and limousine establishments.22.4%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.19 of 348

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

How does Bergen County, NJ compare on operators per head?

Bergen County, NJ6.85New Jersey median4.20US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Bergen County, NJ against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Bergen County, NJ?

Bergen County, NJ has 67 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 416 people — 15 in taxi and ridesharing services and 52 in limousine service.

A market of this size is big enough that customers have alternatives and small enough that reputation travels quickly.

Are operators in Bergen County, NJ large fleets or owner-drivers?

71.6 per cent of operators in Bergen County, NJ 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: 48 with 1-4 employees, 7 with 5-9 employees and 8 with 10-19 employees.

Is Bergen County, NJ over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Bergen County, NJ has 6.85 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 Jersey the median is 4.20 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Bergen County, NJ cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $45,849 per employee across the sector in Bergen County, NJ.

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

FAQ

Bergen County, NJ taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Bergen County, NJ?
67 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 15 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 Bergen County, NJ mostly small?
71.6 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 Bergen County, NJ?
Bergen County, NJ supports 6.85 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 Bergen County, NJ a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
15 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 52 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 Bergen County, NJ?
978,641 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 Bergen County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Bergen County, NJ
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
San Diego County, CA692.09
Broward County, FL703.44
Miami-Dade County, FL712.50
Orange County, CA722.27
Orange County, FL613.98
San Mateo County, CA608.08

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