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Taxi and limousine market data for Salt Lake County, UT

Salt Lake County, UT supports 20 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,216,274 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.

20
For-hire businesses
174
Sector employees
75%
Under 5 employees
1.64
Per 100,000 residents

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

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7 licensed hackney carriages and 13 private hire vehicles, a total of 20 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 35.0 per cent of the licensed fleet.20licensed vehicles
7 hackney (35.0%)13 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Salt Lake County, UT has 20 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 72 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 7 taxi and ridesharing operators to 13 limousine operators.
  • 75.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.64 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 174 people locally.

Salt Lake County, UT 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 Salt Lake County, UT, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureSalt Lake County
CountySalt Lake County, UT
StateUtah
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,216,274
Taxi and limousine establishments20
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.174
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$5.3m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments7
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.13
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$190,000
Limousine establishments13
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.161
Limousine annual payroll$5.1m
Operators with 1-4 employees15
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived20 establishments ÷ 1,216,274 residents × 100,000.1.64
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived15 of 20 establishments.75.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$5.3m payroll ÷ 174 employees.$30,293
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived7 taxi ÷ 20 taxi and limousine establishments.35.0%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.72 of 348

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

How does Salt Lake County, UT compare on operators per head?

Salt Lake County, UT1.64Utah median6.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Salt Lake County, UT against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Salt Lake County, UT?

Salt Lake County, UT has 20 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 174 people — 7 in taxi and ridesharing services and 13 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 Salt Lake County, UT large fleets or owner-drivers?

75.0 per cent of operators in Salt Lake County, UT 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 Salt Lake County, UT over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Salt Lake County, UT has 1.64 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 Utah the median is 6.96 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Salt Lake County, UT cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $30,293 per employee across the sector in Salt Lake County, UT.

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

FAQ

Salt Lake County, UT taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Salt Lake County, UT?
20 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 7 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 Salt Lake County, UT mostly small?
75.0 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 Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County, UT supports 1.64 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 Salt Lake County, UT a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
7 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 13 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 Salt Lake County, UT?
1,216,274 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 Salt Lake County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Salt Lake County, UT
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Bucks County, PA203.08
Collier County, FL215.05
Hennepin County, MN211.65
Putnam County, NY2121.34
Cuyahoga County, OH211.69
Allegheny County, PA211.70
Macomb County, MI192.14

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