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Taxi and limousine market data for Franklin County, OH

Franklin County, OH supports 15 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,356,303 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.

15
For-hire businesses
307
Sector employees
53%
Under 5 employees
1.11
Per 100,000 residents

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

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8 licensed hackney carriages and 7 private hire vehicles, a total of 15 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 53.3 per cent of the licensed fleet.15licensed vehicles
8 hackney (53.3%)7 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Franklin County, OH has 15 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 94 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 8 taxi and ridesharing operators to 7 limousine operators.
  • 53.3 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.11 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 307 people locally.

Franklin County, OH 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 Franklin County, OH, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureFranklin County
CountyFranklin County, OH
StateOhio
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,356,303
Taxi and limousine establishments15
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.307
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$21.6m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments8
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.77
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$13.8m
Limousine establishments7
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.230
Limousine annual payroll$7.7m
Operators with 1-4 employees8
Operators with 20-49 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived15 establishments ÷ 1,356,303 residents × 100,000.1.11
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived8 of 15 establishments.53.3%
Annual payroll per employeederived$21.6m payroll ÷ 307 employees.$70,248
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived8 taxi ÷ 15 taxi and limousine establishments.53.3%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.94 of 348

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

How does Franklin County, OH compare on operators per head?

Franklin County, OH1.11Ohio median1.41US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Franklin County, OH against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Franklin County, OH?

Franklin County, OH has 15 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 307 people — 8 in taxi and ridesharing services and 7 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 Franklin County, OH large fleets or owner-drivers?

53.3 per cent of operators in Franklin County, OH employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

The market mixes very small operators with a tier of larger ones, so the same county contains businesses with genuinely different problems — coverage at the small end, coordination at the large.

The full distribution: 8 with 1-4 employees and 4 with 20-49 employees.

Is Franklin County, OH over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Franklin County, OH has 1.11 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 Ohio the median is 1.41 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Franklin County, OH cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $70,248 per employee across the sector in Franklin County, OH.

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

FAQ

Franklin County, OH taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Franklin County, OH?
15 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 8 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 Franklin County, OH mostly small?
53.3 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 Franklin County, OH?
Franklin County, OH supports 1.11 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 Franklin County, OH a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
8 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 7 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Franklin County, OH?
1,356,303 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 Franklin County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Franklin County, OH
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Santa Barbara County, CA153.37
Duval County, FL151.42
Barnstable County, MA156.45
Camden County, NJ152.81
Somerset County, NJ154.20
Albany County, NY154.69

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