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Taxi and limousine market data for Fairfax County, VA

Fairfax County, VA supports 41 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,160,925 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.

41
For-hire businesses
195
Sector employees
83%
Under 5 employees
3.53
Per 100,000 residents

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

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6 licensed hackney carriages and 35 private hire vehicles, a total of 41 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 14.6 per cent of the licensed fleet.41licensed vehicles
6 hackney (14.6%)35 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Fairfax County, VA has 41 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 28 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 6 taxi and ridesharing operators to 35 limousine operators.
  • 82.9 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 3.53 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 195 people locally.

Fairfax County, VA 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 Fairfax County, VA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureFairfax County
CountyFairfax County, VA
StateVirginia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,160,925
Taxi and limousine establishments41
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.195
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$11.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments6
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.6
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$106,000
Limousine establishments35
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.189
Limousine annual payroll$11.1m
Operators with 1-4 employees34
Operators with 5-9 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived41 establishments ÷ 1,160,925 residents × 100,000.3.53
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived34 of 41 establishments.82.9%
Annual payroll per employeederived$11.2m payroll ÷ 195 employees.$57,441
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived6 taxi ÷ 41 taxi and limousine establishments.14.6%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.28 of 348

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

How does Fairfax County, VA compare on operators per head?

Fairfax County, VA3.53Virginia median3.53US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Fairfax County, VA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Fairfax County, VA?

Fairfax County, VA has 41 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 195 people — 6 in taxi and ridesharing services and 35 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 Fairfax County, VA large fleets or owner-drivers?

82.9 per cent of operators in Fairfax County, VA 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: 34 with 1-4 employees and 5 with 5-9 employees.

Is Fairfax County, VA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Fairfax County, VA has 3.53 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head sit above the national midpoint, so local demand supports more businesses than population alone would suggest.

Within Virginia the median is 3.53 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Fairfax County, VA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $57,441 per employee across the sector in Fairfax County, VA.

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

FAQ

Fairfax County, VA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Fairfax County, VA?
41 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 6 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 Fairfax County, VA mostly small?
82.9 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 Fairfax County, VA?
Fairfax County, VA supports 3.53 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 Fairfax County, VA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
6 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 35 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 Fairfax County, VA?
1,160,925 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 Fairfax County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Fairfax County, VA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Dallas County, TX431.62
San Francisco County, CA394.71
Erie County, NY394.10
Orange County, NY399.47
Worcester County, MA384.31
King County, WA381.62
Suffolk County, MA475.93
Middlesex County, NJ455.06

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