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Taxi and limousine market data for Wayne County, MI

Wayne County, MI supports 35 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,771,063 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.

35
For-hire businesses
155
Sector employees
80%
Under 5 employees
1.98
Per 100,000 residents

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

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17 licensed hackney carriages and 18 private hire vehicles, a total of 35 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 48.6 per cent of the licensed fleet.35licensed vehicles
17 hackney (48.6%)18 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Wayne County, MI has 35 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 36 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 17 taxi and ridesharing operators to 18 limousine operators.
  • 80.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.98 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 155 people locally.

Wayne County, MI 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 Wayne County, MI, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureWayne County
CountyWayne County, MI
StateMichigan
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,771,063
Taxi and limousine establishments35
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.155
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$16.5m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments17
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.94
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$14.9m
Limousine establishments18
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.61
Limousine annual payroll$1.6m
Operators with 1-4 employees28
Operators with 5-9 employees3
Operators with 10-19 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived35 establishments ÷ 1,771,063 residents × 100,000.1.98
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived28 of 35 establishments.80.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$16.5m payroll ÷ 155 employees.$106,716
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived17 taxi ÷ 35 taxi and limousine establishments.48.6%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.36 of 348

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

How does Wayne County, MI compare on operators per head?

Wayne County, MI1.98Michigan median1.36US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Wayne County, MI against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Wayne County, MI?

Wayne County, MI has 35 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 155 people — 17 in taxi and ridesharing services and 18 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 Wayne County, MI large fleets or owner-drivers?

80.0 per cent of operators in Wayne County, MI 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: 28 with 1-4 employees, 3 with 5-9 employees and 3 with 10-19 employees.

Is Wayne County, MI over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Wayne County, MI has 1.98 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 Michigan the median is 1.36 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Wayne County, MI cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $106,716 per employee across the sector in Wayne County, MI.

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

FAQ

Wayne County, MI taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Wayne County, MI?
35 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 17 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 Wayne County, MI mostly small?
80.0 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 Wayne County, MI?
Wayne County, MI supports 1.98 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 Wayne County, MI a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
17 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 18 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 Wayne County, MI?
1,771,063 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 Wayne County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Wayne County, MI
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Norfolk County, MA354.72
Philadelphia County, PA352.22
DuPage County, IL363.84
Hudson County, NJ334.48
Worcester County, MA384.31
King County, WA381.62

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