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Taxi and limousine market data for Broward County, FL

Broward County, FL supports 70 taxi and limousine businesses across 2,037,472 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.

70
For-hire businesses
259
Sector employees
86%
Under 5 employees
3.44
Per 100,000 residents

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

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14 licensed hackney carriages and 56 private hire vehicles, a total of 70 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 20.0 per cent of the licensed fleet.70licensed vehicles
14 hackney (20.0%)56 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Broward County, FL has 70 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 17 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 14 taxi and ridesharing operators to 56 limousine operators.
  • 85.7 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 3.44 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 259 people locally.

Broward County, FL 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 Broward County, FL, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureBroward County
CountyBroward County, FL
StateFlorida
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)2,037,472
Taxi and limousine establishments70
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.259
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$12.5m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments14
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.144
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$8.7m
Limousine establishments56
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.115
Limousine annual payroll$3.8m
Operators with 1-4 employees60
Operators with 5-9 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived70 establishments ÷ 2,037,472 residents × 100,000.3.44
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived60 of 70 establishments.85.7%
Annual payroll per employeederived$12.5m payroll ÷ 259 employees.$48,205
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived14 taxi ÷ 70 taxi and limousine establishments.20.0%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.17 of 348

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

How does Broward County, FL compare on operators per head?

Broward County, FL3.44Florida median1.67US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Broward County, FL against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Broward County, FL?

Broward County, FL has 70 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 259 people — 14 in taxi and ridesharing services and 56 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 Broward County, FL large fleets or owner-drivers?

85.7 per cent of operators in Broward County, FL employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

Nearly every operator here employs fewer than five people. That is an owner-driver market: the person taking the booking is often the person driving, so software that needs a dedicated dispatcher to sit in front of it does not fit.

The full distribution: 60 with 1-4 employees and 5 with 5-9 employees.

Is Broward County, FL over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Broward County, FL has 3.44 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head sit above the national midpoint, so local demand supports more businesses than population alone would suggest.

Within Florida the median is 1.67 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Broward County, FL cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $48,205 per employee across the sector in Broward County, FL.

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

FAQ

Broward County, FL taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Broward County, FL?
70 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 14 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 Broward County, FL mostly small?
85.7 per cent employ fewer than five people — effectively an owner-driver market. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Broward County, FL?
Broward County, FL supports 3.44 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.
Is Broward County, FL a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
14 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 56 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 Broward County, FL?
2,037,472 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 Broward County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Broward County, FL
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Miami-Dade County, FL712.50
San Diego County, CA692.09
Orange County, CA722.27
Bergen County, NJ676.85
Orange County, FL613.98
Harris County, TX771.54
Clark County, NV813.38
Maricopa County, AZ781.67
Palm Beach County, FL553.48

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