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Taxi and limousine market data for Norfolk County, MA

Norfolk County, MA supports 35 taxi and limousine businesses across 740,754 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
271
Sector employees
69%
Under 5 employees
4.72
Per 100,000 residents

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

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9 licensed hackney carriages and 26 private hire vehicles, a total of 35 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 25.7 per cent of the licensed fleet.35licensed vehicles
9 hackney (25.7%)26 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Norfolk County, MA has 35 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 35 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 9 taxi and ridesharing operators to 26 limousine operators.
  • 68.6 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 4.72 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 271 people locally.

Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, MA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureNorfolk County
CountyNorfolk County, MA
StateMassachusetts
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)740,754
Taxi and limousine establishments35
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.271
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$13.5m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments9
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.23
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$758,000
Limousine establishments26
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.248
Limousine annual payroll$12.7m
Operators with 1-4 employees24
Operators with 5-9 employees4
Operators with 10-19 employees3
Operators with 20-49 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived35 establishments ÷ 740,754 residents × 100,000.4.72
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived24 of 35 establishments.68.6%
Annual payroll per employeederived$13.5m payroll ÷ 271 employees.$49,801
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived9 taxi ÷ 35 taxi and limousine establishments.25.7%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.35 of 348

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

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

Norfolk County, MA4.72Massachusetts median5.15US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Norfolk County, MA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

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

Norfolk County, MA has 35 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 271 people — 9 in taxi and ridesharing services and 26 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 Norfolk County, MA large fleets or owner-drivers?

68.6 per cent of operators in Norfolk 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: 24 with 1-4 employees, 4 with 5-9 employees, 3 with 10-19 employees and 3 with 20-49 employees.

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

Norfolk County, MA has 4.72 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 thinner than its state norm.

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

Annual payroll works out at about $49,801 per employee across the sector in Norfolk 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

Norfolk County, MA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Norfolk County, MA?
35 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 9 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 Norfolk County, MA mostly small?
68.6 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 Norfolk County, MA?
Norfolk County, MA supports 4.72 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 Norfolk County, MA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
9 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 26 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 Norfolk County, MA?
740,754 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 Norfolk County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Norfolk County, MA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Wayne County, MI351.98
Philadelphia County, PA352.22
DuPage County, IL363.84
Worcester County, MA384.31
Plymouth County, MA325.90
Hudson County, NJ334.48

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