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Taxi and limousine market data for Putnam County, NY

Putnam County, NY supports 21 taxi and limousine businesses across 98,409 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
63
Sector employees
81%
Under 5 employees
21.34
Per 100,000 residents

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

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13 licensed hackney carriages and 8 private hire vehicles, a total of 21 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 61.9 per cent of the licensed fleet.21licensed vehicles
13 hackney (61.9%)8 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Putnam County, NY has 21 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 66 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 13 taxi and ridesharing operators to 8 limousine operators.
  • 81.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 21.34 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 63 people locally.

Putnam County, NY 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 Putnam County, NY, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasurePutnam County
CountyPutnam County, NY
StateNew York
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)98,409
Taxi and limousine establishments21
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.63
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$2.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments13
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.26
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$816,000
Limousine establishments8
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.37
Limousine annual payroll$1.4m
Operators with 1-4 employees17
Operators with 5-9 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived21 establishments ÷ 98,409 residents × 100,000.21.34
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived17 of 21 establishments.81.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$2.2m payroll ÷ 63 employees.$34,444
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived13 taxi ÷ 21 taxi and limousine establishments.61.9%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.66 of 348

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

How does Putnam County, NY compare on operators per head?

Putnam County, NY21.34New York median5.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Putnam County, NY against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Putnam County, NY?

Putnam County, NY has 21 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 63 people — 13 in taxi and ridesharing services and 8 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 Putnam County, NY large fleets or owner-drivers?

81.0 per cent of operators in Putnam County, NY 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: 17 with 1-4 employees and 3 with 5-9 employees.

Is Putnam County, NY over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Putnam County, NY has 21.34 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 New York the median is 5.96 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Putnam County, NY cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $34,444 per employee across the sector in Putnam County, NY.

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

FAQ

Putnam County, NY taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Putnam County, NY?
21 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 Putnam County, NY mostly small?
81.0 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 Putnam County, NY?
Putnam County, NY supports 21.34 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 Putnam County, NY a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
13 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 8 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Putnam County, NY?
98,409 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 Putnam County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Putnam County, NY
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Collier County, FL215.05
Hennepin County, MN211.65
Cuyahoga County, OH211.69
Allegheny County, PA211.70
Travis County, TX211.54
Loudoun County, VA214.74
Bucks County, PA203.08
Salt Lake County, UT201.64

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