Washington · Market data
King County, WA supports 38 taxi and limousine businesses across 2,340,211 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.
Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.
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| Measure | King County |
|---|---|
| County | King County, WA |
| State | Washington |
| Residents (Census 2024 estimate) | 2,340,211 |
| Taxi and limousine establishments | 38 |
| Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate. | 243 |
| Taxi and limousine annual payroll | $20.2m |
| Taxi and ridesharing establishments | 13 |
| Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate. | 87 |
| Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll | $14.5m |
| Limousine establishments | 25 |
| Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate. | 156 |
| Limousine annual payroll | $5.7m |
| Operators with 1-4 employees | 29 |
| Operators with 5-9 employees | 5 |
| Operators with 20-49 employees | 3 |
| Operators per 100,000 residentsderived38 establishments ÷ 2,340,211 residents × 100,000. | 1.62 |
| Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived29 of 38 establishments. | 76.3% |
| Annual payroll per employeederived$20.2m payroll ÷ 243 employees. | $82,963 |
| Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived13 taxi ÷ 38 taxi and limousine establishments. | 34.2% |
| Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments. | 33 of 348 |
Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. About County Business Patterns.
King County, WA has 38 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 243 people — 13 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.
76.3 per cent of operators in King County, WA 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: 29 with 1-4 employees, 5 with 5-9 employees and 3 with 20-49 employees.
King County, WA has 1.62 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 Washington the median is 0.94 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.
Annual payroll works out at about $82,963 per employee across the sector in King County, WA.
That level of payroll means labour, not vehicles, is the dominant cost — so utilisation per paid hour is the number worth managing.
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Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.
| County | Operators | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Worcester County, MA | 38 | 4.31 |
| San Francisco County, CA | 39 | 4.71 |
| Erie County, NY | 39 | 4.10 |
| Orange County, NY | 39 | 9.47 |
| DuPage County, IL | 36 | 3.84 |
| Fairfax County, VA | 41 | 3.53 |
| Wayne County, MI | 35 | 1.98 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | 35 | 2.22 |
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