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Taxi and limousine market data for Prince William County, VA

Prince William County, VA supports 15 taxi and limousine businesses across 497,003 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.

15
For-hire businesses
20
Sector employees
93%
Under 5 employees
3.02
Per 100,000 residents

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

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9 licensed hackney carriages and 6 private hire vehicles, a total of 15 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 60.0 per cent of the licensed fleet.15licensed vehicles
9 hackney (60.0%)6 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Prince William County, VA has 15 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 96 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 9 taxi and ridesharing operators to 6 limousine operators.
  • 93.3 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 3.02 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 20 people locally.

Prince William County, VA 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 Prince William County, VA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasurePrince William County
CountyPrince William County, VA
StateVirginia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)497,003
Taxi and limousine establishments15
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.20
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$678,000
Taxi and ridesharing establishments9
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.14
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$469,000
Limousine establishments6
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.6
Limousine annual payroll$209,000
Operators with 1-4 employees14
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived15 establishments ÷ 497,003 residents × 100,000.3.02
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived14 of 15 establishments.93.3%
Annual payroll per employeederived$678,000 payroll ÷ 20 employees.$33,900
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived9 taxi ÷ 15 taxi and limousine establishments.60.0%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.96 of 348

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

How does Prince William County, VA compare on operators per head?

Prince William County, VA3.02Virginia median3.53US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Prince William County, VA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Prince William County, VA?

Prince William County, VA has 15 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 20 people — 9 in taxi and ridesharing services and 6 in limousine service.

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 Prince William County, VA large fleets or owner-drivers?

93.3 per cent of operators in Prince William County, VA 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.

Is Prince William County, VA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Prince William County, VA has 3.02 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 Virginia the median is 3.53 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Prince William County, VA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $33,900 per employee across the sector in Prince William County, VA.

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

FAQ

Prince William County, VA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Prince William County, VA?
15 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 9 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 Prince William County, VA mostly small?
93.3 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 Prince William County, VA?
Prince William County, VA supports 3.02 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 Prince William County, VA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
9 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 6 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Prince William County, VA?
497,003 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 Prince William County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Prince William County, VA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Santa Barbara County, CA153.37
Duval County, FL151.42
Barnstable County, MA156.45
Camden County, NJ152.81
Somerset County, NJ154.20
Albany County, NY154.69
Henrico County, VA144.13

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