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Taxi and limousine market data for Middlesex County, MA

Middlesex County, MA supports 86 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,668,956 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.

86
For-hire businesses
839
Sector employees
72%
Under 5 employees
5.15
Per 100,000 residents

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

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33 licensed hackney carriages and 53 private hire vehicles, a total of 86 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 38.4 per cent of the licensed fleet.86licensed vehicles
33 hackney (38.4%)53 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Middlesex County, MA has 86 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 11 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 33 taxi and ridesharing operators to 53 limousine operators.
  • 72.1 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 5.15 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 839 people locally.

Middlesex County, MA 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 Middlesex County, MA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureMiddlesex County
CountyMiddlesex County, MA
StateMassachusetts
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,668,956
Taxi and limousine establishments86
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.839
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$44.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments33
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.294
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$19.5m
Limousine establishments53
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.545
Limousine annual payroll$24.6m
Operators with 1-4 employees62
Operators with 5-9 employees14
Operators with 20-49 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived86 establishments ÷ 1,668,956 residents × 100,000.5.15
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived62 of 86 establishments.72.1%
Annual payroll per employeederived$44.2m payroll ÷ 839 employees.$52,647
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived33 taxi ÷ 86 taxi and limousine establishments.38.4%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.11 of 348

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

How does Middlesex County, MA compare on operators per head?

Middlesex County, MA5.15Massachusetts median5.15US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Middlesex County, MA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Middlesex County, MA?

Middlesex County, MA has 86 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 839 people — 33 in taxi and ridesharing services and 53 in limousine service.

An operator base this size supports real competition on service level, and account and contract work is usually where the defensible revenue sits.

Are operators in Middlesex County, MA large fleets or owner-drivers?

72.1 per cent of operators in Middlesex County, MA 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: 62 with 1-4 employees, 14 with 5-9 employees and 5 with 20-49 employees.

Is Middlesex County, MA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Middlesex County, MA has 5.15 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are far above the national midpoint, which is typical of counties serving an airport, a downtown core or a large visitor economy rather than only their own residents.

Within Massachusetts the median is 5.15 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Middlesex County, MA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $52,647 per employee across the sector in Middlesex County, MA.

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

FAQ

Middlesex County, MA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Middlesex County, MA?
86 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 33 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 Middlesex County, MA mostly small?
72.1 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 Middlesex County, MA?
Middlesex County, MA supports 5.15 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Density this far above the median means new entrants compete against established names for the same trips.
Is Middlesex County, MA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
33 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 53 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 Middlesex County, MA?
1,668,956 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 Middlesex County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Middlesex County, MA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Clark County, NV813.38
Maricopa County, AZ781.67
Richmond County, NY9619.27
Harris County, TX771.54
New York County, NY995.96
Orange County, CA722.27
Westchester County, NY12412.32
Suffolk County, NY1187.68
Bronx County, NY1178.45

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