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Taxi and limousine market data for Lafayette Parish, LA

Lafayette Parish, LA supports 6 taxi and limousine businesses across 254,241 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.

6
For-hire businesses
38
Sector employees
67%
Under 5 employees
2.36
Per 100,000 residents

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

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Key takeaways

  • Lafayette Parish, LA has 6 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 179 of 348 published county markets.
  • 66.7 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 2.36 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 38 people locally.

Lafayette Parish, LA 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 Lafayette Parish, LA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureLafayette Parish
CountyLafayette Parish, LA
StateLouisiana
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)254,241
Taxi and limousine establishments6
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.38
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$846,000
Limousine establishments5
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.35
Limousine annual payroll$816,000
Operators with 1-4 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived6 establishments ÷ 254,241 residents × 100,000.2.36
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived4 of 6 establishments.66.7%
Annual payroll per employeederived$846,000 payroll ÷ 38 employees.$22,263
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.179 of 348

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

How does Lafayette Parish, LA compare on operators per head?

Lafayette Parish, LA2.36Louisiana median2.32US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Lafayette Parish, LA against its state and the national median — businesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Lafayette Parish, LA?

Lafayette Parish, LA has 6 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 38 people.

The published operator base here is very small, so a single new entrant materially changes the local market.

Are operators in Lafayette Parish, LA large fleets or owner-drivers?

66.7 per cent of operators in Lafayette Parish, LA 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.

Is Lafayette Parish, LA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Lafayette Parish, LA has 2.36 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 Louisiana the median is 2.32 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Lafayette Parish, LA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $22,263 per employee across the sector in Lafayette Parish, LA.

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

Lafayette Parish, LA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Lafayette Parish, LA?
6 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns. CBP counts business locations rather than vehicles, and withholds detail where publishing it would identify an individual company.
Are taxi businesses in Lafayette Parish, LA mostly small?
66.7 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 Lafayette Parish, LA?
Lafayette Parish, LA supports 2.36 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.
What is the population of Lafayette Parish, LA?
254,241 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 Lafayette Parish

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Lafayette Parish, LA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Flagler County, FL64.39
St. Johns County, FL61.79
Sarasota County, FL61.26
Seminole County, FL61.21
Cherokee County, GA62.04
Polk County, IA61.16

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