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Taxi and limousine market data for Santa Clara County, CA

Santa Clara County, CA supports 50 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,926,325 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.

50
For-hire businesses
486
Sector employees
78%
Under 5 employees
2.60
Per 100,000 residents

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

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11 licensed hackney carriages and 39 private hire vehicles, a total of 50 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 22.0 per cent of the licensed fleet.50licensed vehicles
11 hackney (22.0%)39 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Santa Clara County, CA has 50 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 24 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 11 taxi and ridesharing operators to 39 limousine operators.
  • 78.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 2.60 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 486 people locally.

Santa Clara County, CA 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 Santa Clara County, CA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureSanta Clara County
CountySanta Clara County, CA
StateCalifornia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,926,325
Taxi and limousine establishments50
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.486
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$45.3m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments11
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.120
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$25.6m
Limousine establishments39
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.366
Limousine annual payroll$19.7m
Operators with 1-4 employees39
Operators with 5-9 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived50 establishments ÷ 1,926,325 residents × 100,000.2.60
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived39 of 50 establishments.78.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$45.3m payroll ÷ 486 employees.$93,191
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived11 taxi ÷ 50 taxi and limousine establishments.22.0%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.24 of 348

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

How does Santa Clara County, CA compare on operators per head?

Santa Clara County, CA2.60California median1.93US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Santa Clara County, CA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Santa Clara County, CA?

Santa Clara County, CA has 50 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 486 people — 11 in taxi and ridesharing services and 39 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 Santa Clara County, CA large fleets or owner-drivers?

78.0 per cent of operators in Santa Clara County, CA 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: 39 with 1-4 employees and 5 with 5-9 employees.

Is Santa Clara County, CA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Santa Clara County, CA has 2.60 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 California the median is 1.93 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Santa Clara County, CA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $93,191 per employee across the sector in Santa Clara County, CA.

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

FAQ

Santa Clara County, CA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Santa Clara County, CA?
50 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 11 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 Santa Clara County, CA mostly small?
78.0 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 Santa Clara County, CA?
Santa Clara County, CA supports 2.60 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 Santa Clara County, CA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
11 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 39 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 Santa Clara County, CA?
1,926,325 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 Santa Clara County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Santa Clara County, CA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Suffolk County, MA475.93
Essex County, MA546.55
Palm Beach County, FL553.48
Middlesex County, NJ455.06
San Mateo County, CA608.08
San Francisco County, CA394.71

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