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Taxi and limousine market data for Pima County, AZ

Pima County, AZ supports 13 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,080,149 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.

13
For-hire businesses
125
Sector employees
54%
Under 5 employees
1.20
Per 100,000 residents

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

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3 licensed hackney carriages and 10 private hire vehicles, a total of 13 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 23.1 per cent of the licensed fleet.13licensed vehicles
3 hackney (23.1%)10 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Pima County, AZ has 13 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 99 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 3 taxi and ridesharing operators to 10 limousine operators.
  • 53.8 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.20 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 125 people locally.

Pima County, AZ 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 Pima County, AZ, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasurePima County
CountyPima County, AZ
StateArizona
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,080,149
Taxi and limousine establishments13
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.125
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$3.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments3
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.3
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$160,000
Limousine establishments10
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.122
Limousine annual payroll$3.0m
Operators with 1-4 employees7
Operators with 20-49 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived13 establishments ÷ 1,080,149 residents × 100,000.1.20
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived7 of 13 establishments.53.8%
Annual payroll per employeederived$3.2m payroll ÷ 125 employees.$25,640
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived3 taxi ÷ 13 taxi and limousine establishments.23.1%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.99 of 348

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

How does Pima County, AZ compare on operators per head?

Pima County, AZ1.20Arizona median1.20US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Pima County, AZ against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Pima County, AZ?

Pima County, AZ has 13 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 125 people — 3 in taxi and ridesharing services and 10 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 Pima County, AZ large fleets or owner-drivers?

53.8 per cent of operators in Pima County, AZ 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.

The full distribution: 7 with 1-4 employees and 3 with 20-49 employees.

Is Pima County, AZ over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Pima County, AZ has 1.20 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are below the national midpoint, so each business here covers more people — and usually more ground — than the typical market.

Within Arizona the median is 1.20 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Pima County, AZ cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $25,640 per employee across the sector in Pima County, AZ.

A figure that low usually reflects heavy part-time and split-shift working rather than low hourly rates, which makes accurate shift and per-driver accounting the difference between knowing your margin and guessing it.

FAQ

Pima County, AZ taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Pima County, AZ?
13 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 3 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 Pima County, AZ mostly small?
53.8 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 Pima County, AZ?
Pima County, AZ supports 1.20 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Below-median density means each operator covers more people and more ground, which usually leaves room on coverage rather than on price.
Is Pima County, AZ a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
3 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 10 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 Pima County, AZ?
1,080,149 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 Pima County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Pima County, AZ
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Sonoma County, CA132.68
Marion County, IN131.32
Burlington County, NJ132.73
New Castle County, DE142.38
Henrico County, VA144.13
Napa County, CA129.04

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