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Taxi and limousine market data for Travis County, TX

Travis County, TX supports 21 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,363,767 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.

21
For-hire businesses
124
Sector employees
71%
Under 5 employees
1.54
Per 100,000 residents

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

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6 licensed hackney carriages and 15 private hire vehicles, a total of 21 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 28.6 per cent of the licensed fleet.21licensed vehicles
6 hackney (28.6%)15 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Travis County, TX has 21 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 69 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 6 taxi and ridesharing operators to 15 limousine operators.
  • 71.4 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.54 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 124 people locally.

Travis County, TX 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 Travis County, TX, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureTravis County
CountyTravis County, TX
StateTexas
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,363,767
Taxi and limousine establishments21
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.124
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$5.1m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments6
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.29
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$1.9m
Limousine establishments15
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.95
Limousine annual payroll$3.2m
Operators with 1-4 employees15
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived21 establishments ÷ 1,363,767 residents × 100,000.1.54
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived15 of 21 establishments.71.4%
Annual payroll per employeederived$5.1m payroll ÷ 124 employees.$40,815
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived6 taxi ÷ 21 taxi and limousine establishments.28.6%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.69 of 348

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

How does Travis County, TX compare on operators per head?

Travis County, TX1.54Texas median1.10US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Travis County, TX against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Travis County, TX?

Travis County, TX has 21 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 124 people — 6 in taxi and ridesharing services and 15 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 Travis County, TX large fleets or owner-drivers?

71.4 per cent of operators in Travis County, TX 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.

Is Travis County, TX over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Travis County, TX has 1.54 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 Texas the median is 1.10 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Travis County, TX cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $40,815 per employee across the sector in Travis County, TX.

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

FAQ

Travis County, TX taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Travis County, TX?
21 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 6 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 Travis County, TX mostly small?
71.4 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 Travis County, TX?
Travis County, TX supports 1.54 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 Travis County, TX a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
6 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 15 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 Travis County, TX?
1,363,767 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 Travis County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Travis County, TX
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Collier County, FL215.05
Hennepin County, MN211.65
Putnam County, NY2121.34
Cuyahoga County, OH211.69
Allegheny County, PA211.70
Loudoun County, VA214.74

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