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Taxi and limousine market data for Orleans Parish, LA

Orleans Parish, LA supports 8 taxi and limousine businesses across 362,701 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.

8
For-hire businesses
186
Sector employees
50%
Under 5 employees
2.21
Per 100,000 residents

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

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Key takeaways

  • Orleans Parish, LA has 8 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 144 of 348 published county markets.
  • 50.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 2.21 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 186 people locally.

Orleans Parish, LA 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 Orleans Parish, LA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureOrleans Parish
CountyOrleans Parish, LA
StateLouisiana
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)362,701
Taxi and limousine establishments8
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.186
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$18.4m
Limousine establishments7
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.121
Limousine annual payroll$4.9m
Operators with 1-4 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived8 establishments ÷ 362,701 residents × 100,000.2.21
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived4 of 8 establishments.50.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$18.4m payroll ÷ 186 employees.$98,844
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.144 of 348

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

How does Orleans Parish, LA compare on operators per head?

Orleans Parish, LA2.21Louisiana median2.32US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Orleans Parish, LA against its state and the national median — businesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Orleans Parish, LA?

Orleans Parish, LA has 8 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 186 people.

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 Orleans Parish, LA large fleets or owner-drivers?

50.0 per cent of operators in Orleans Parish, LA employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

The market mixes very small operators with a tier of larger ones, so the same county contains businesses with genuinely different problems — coverage at the small end, coordination at the large.

Is Orleans Parish, LA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Orleans Parish, LA has 2.21 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are close to the national midpoint for a published county market.

Within Louisiana the median is 2.32 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Orleans Parish, LA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $98,844 per employee across the sector in Orleans Parish, LA.

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

FAQ

Orleans Parish, LA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Orleans Parish, LA?
8 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns. CBP counts business locations rather than vehicles, and withholds detail where publishing it would identify an individual company.
Are taxi businesses in Orleans Parish, LA mostly small?
50.0 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 Orleans Parish, LA?
Orleans Parish, LA supports 2.21 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Density near the median means entry is viable but unremarkable — the differentiator is service, not supply.
What is the population of Orleans Parish, LA?
362,701 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 Orleans Parish

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Orleans Parish, LA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
San Joaquin County, CA80.98
San Luis Obispo County, CA82.84
Brevard County, FL81.21
Pasco County, FL81.21
Polk County, FL80.94
Hawaii County, HI83.81

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