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Taxi and limousine market data for Dallas County, TX

Dallas County, TX supports 43 taxi and limousine businesses across 2,656,028 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.

43
For-hire businesses
696
Sector employees
67%
Under 5 employees
1.62
Per 100,000 residents

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

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13 licensed hackney carriages and 30 private hire vehicles, a total of 43 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 30.2 per cent of the licensed fleet.43licensed vehicles
13 hackney (30.2%)30 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Dallas County, TX has 43 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 27 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 13 taxi and ridesharing operators to 30 limousine operators.
  • 67.4 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.62 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 696 people locally.

Dallas 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 Dallas County, TX, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureDallas County
CountyDallas County, TX
StateTexas
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)2,656,028
Taxi and limousine establishments43
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.696
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$37.9m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments13
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.367
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$16.6m
Limousine establishments30
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.329
Limousine annual payroll$21.3m
Operators with 1-4 employees29
Operators with 5-9 employees5
Operators with 20-49 employees3
Operators with 50-99 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived43 establishments ÷ 2,656,028 residents × 100,000.1.62
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived29 of 43 establishments.67.4%
Annual payroll per employeederived$37.9m payroll ÷ 696 employees.$54,473
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived13 taxi ÷ 43 taxi and limousine establishments.30.2%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.27 of 348

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

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

Dallas County, TX1.62Texas median1.10US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Dallas County, TX against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

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

Dallas County, TX has 43 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 696 people — 13 in taxi and ridesharing services and 30 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 Dallas County, TX large fleets or owner-drivers?

67.4 per cent of operators in Dallas 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.

The full distribution: 29 with 1-4 employees, 5 with 5-9 employees, 3 with 20-49 employees and 5 with 50-99 employees.

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

Dallas County, TX has 1.62 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 Dallas County, TX cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $54,473 per employee across the sector in Dallas 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

Dallas County, TX taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Dallas County, TX?
43 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 13 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 Dallas County, TX mostly small?
67.4 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 Dallas County, TX?
Dallas County, TX supports 1.62 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 Dallas County, TX a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
13 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 30 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 Dallas County, TX?
2,656,028 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 Dallas County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Dallas County, TX
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Middlesex County, NJ455.06
Fairfax County, VA413.53
Suffolk County, MA475.93
San Francisco County, CA394.71
Erie County, NY394.10
Orange County, NY399.47

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