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Taxi and limousine market data for Riverside County, CA

Riverside County, CA supports 30 taxi and limousine businesses across 2,529,933 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.

30
For-hire businesses
72
Sector employees
80%
Under 5 employees
1.19
Per 100,000 residents

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

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5 licensed hackney carriages and 25 private hire vehicles, a total of 30 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 16.7 per cent of the licensed fleet.30licensed vehicles
5 hackney (16.7%)25 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Riverside County, CA has 30 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 42 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 5 taxi and ridesharing operators to 25 limousine operators.
  • 80.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.19 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 72 people locally.

Riverside County, CA 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 Riverside County, CA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureRiverside County
CountyRiverside County, CA
StateCalifornia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)2,529,933
Taxi and limousine establishments30
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.72
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$2.0m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments5
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.1
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$80,000
Limousine establishments25
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.71
Limousine annual payroll$1.9m
Operators with 1-4 employees24
Operators with 5-9 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived30 establishments ÷ 2,529,933 residents × 100,000.1.19
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived24 of 30 establishments.80.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$2.0m payroll ÷ 72 employees.$27,764
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived5 taxi ÷ 30 taxi and limousine establishments.16.7%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.42 of 348

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

How does Riverside County, CA compare on operators per head?

Riverside County, CA1.19California median1.93US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Riverside County, CA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Riverside County, CA?

Riverside County, CA has 30 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 72 people — 5 in taxi and ridesharing services and 25 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 Riverside County, CA large fleets or owner-drivers?

80.0 per cent of operators in Riverside County, CA 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 and 5 with 5-9 employees.

Is Riverside County, CA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Riverside County, CA has 1.19 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are below the national midpoint, so each business here covers more people — and usually more ground — than the typical market.

Within California the median is 1.93 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Riverside County, CA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $27,764 per employee across the sector in Riverside County, CA.

A figure that low usually reflects heavy part-time and split-shift working rather than low hourly rates, which makes accurate shift and per-driver accounting the difference between knowing your margin and guessing it.

FAQ

Riverside County, CA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Riverside County, CA?
30 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 5 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 Riverside County, CA 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 Riverside County, CA?
Riverside County, CA supports 1.19 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Below-median density means each operator covers more people and more ground, which usually leaves room on coverage rather than on price.
Is Riverside County, CA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
5 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 25 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 Riverside County, CA?
2,529,933 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 Riverside County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Riverside County, CA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Honolulu County, HI303.00
Bristol County, MA305.10
Passaic County, NJ305.70
Union County, NJ305.05
Alameda County, CA311.88
Fulton County, GA312.84
Plymouth County, MA325.90
Lake County, IL294.04

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