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Taxi and limousine market data for Waukesha County, WI

Waukesha County, WI supports 4 taxi and limousine businesses across 417,029 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.

4
For-hire businesses
58
Sector employees
0%
Under 5 employees
0.96
Per 100,000 residents

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

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Key takeaways

  • Waukesha County, WI has 4 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 278 of 348 published county markets.
  • 0.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 0.96 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 58 people locally.

Waukesha County, WI 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 Waukesha County, WI, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureWaukesha County
CountyWaukesha County, WI
StateWisconsin
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)417,029
Taxi and limousine establishments4
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.58
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$1.1m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments3
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.36
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$418,000
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived4 establishments ÷ 417,029 residents × 100,000.0.96
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived0 of 4 establishments.0.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$1.1m payroll ÷ 58 employees.$18,897
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.278 of 348

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

How does Waukesha County, WI compare on operators per head?

Waukesha County, WI0.96Wisconsin median3.58US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Waukesha County, WI against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Waukesha County, WI?

Waukesha County, WI has 4 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 58 people.

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

Are operators in Waukesha County, WI large fleets or owner-drivers?

0.0 per cent of operators in Waukesha County, WI employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

A relatively small share of operators are micro-businesses, so the work is concentrated in larger fleets where controller workflow, account billing and reporting carry more weight than ease of setup.

Is Waukesha County, WI over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Waukesha County, WI has 0.96 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 Wisconsin the median is 3.58 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Waukesha County, WI cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $18,897 per employee across the sector in Waukesha County, WI.

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

Waukesha County, WI taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Waukesha County, WI?
4 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 3 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 Waukesha County, WI mostly small?
0.0 per cent employ fewer than five people, which is low: the work here is concentrated in larger fleets. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Waukesha County, WI?
Waukesha County, WI supports 0.96 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.
What is the population of Waukesha County, WI?
417,029 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 Waukesha County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Waukesha County, WI
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Garland County, AR44.00
Washington County, AR41.50
Placer County, CA40.92
Stanislaus County, CA40.72
Douglas County, CO41.02
El Paso County, CO40.53

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