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Taxi and limousine market data for Pinellas County, FL

Pinellas County, FL supports 17 taxi and limousine businesses across 965,870 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.

17
For-hire businesses
95
Sector employees
71%
Under 5 employees
1.76
Per 100,000 residents

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

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4 licensed hackney carriages and 13 private hire vehicles, a total of 17 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 23.5 per cent of the licensed fleet.17licensed vehicles
4 hackney (23.5%)13 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Pinellas County, FL has 17 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 81 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 4 taxi and ridesharing operators to 13 limousine operators.
  • 70.6 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.76 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 95 people locally.

Pinellas County, FL 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 Pinellas County, FL, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasurePinellas County
CountyPinellas County, FL
StateFlorida
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)965,870
Taxi and limousine establishments17
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.95
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$4.5m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments4
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.45
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$1.9m
Limousine establishments13
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.50
Limousine annual payroll$2.7m
Operators with 1-4 employees12
Operators with 5-9 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived17 establishments ÷ 965,870 residents × 100,000.1.76
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived12 of 17 establishments.70.6%
Annual payroll per employeederived$4.5m payroll ÷ 95 employees.$47,884
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived4 taxi ÷ 17 taxi and limousine establishments.23.5%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.81 of 348

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

How does Pinellas County, FL compare on operators per head?

Pinellas County, FL1.76Florida median1.67US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Pinellas County, FL against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Pinellas County, FL?

Pinellas County, FL has 17 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 95 people — 4 in taxi and ridesharing services and 13 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 Pinellas County, FL large fleets or owner-drivers?

70.6 per cent of operators in Pinellas County, FL 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: 12 with 1-4 employees and 3 with 5-9 employees.

Is Pinellas County, FL over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Pinellas County, FL has 1.76 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 Florida the median is 1.67 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Pinellas County, FL cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $47,884 per employee across the sector in Pinellas County, FL.

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

FAQ

Pinellas County, FL taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Pinellas County, FL?
17 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 4 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 Pinellas County, FL mostly small?
70.6 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 Pinellas County, FL?
Pinellas County, FL supports 1.76 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 Pinellas County, FL a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
4 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 13 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 Pinellas County, FL?
965,870 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 Pinellas County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Pinellas County, FL
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Montgomery County, MD171.57
Contra Costa County, CA181.54
Arapahoe County, CO182.70
Denver County, CO182.47
St. Louis County, MO181.81
Onondaga County, NY183.83
Cobb County, GA162.03
Kane County, IL163.07
Wake County, NC161.30

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