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Taxi and limousine market data for Kings County, NY

Kings County, NY supports 565 taxi and limousine businesses across 2,617,631 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.

565
For-hire businesses
1,589
Sector employees
94%
Under 5 employees
21.58
Per 100,000 residents

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

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323 licensed hackney carriages and 242 private hire vehicles, a total of 565 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 57.2 per cent of the licensed fleet.565licensed vehicles
323 hackney (57.2%)242 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Kings County, NY has 565 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 2 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 323 taxi and ridesharing operators to 242 limousine operators.
  • 94.2 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 21.58 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 1,589 people locally.

Kings County, NY 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 Kings County, NY, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureKings County
CountyKings County, NY
StateNew York
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)2,617,631
Taxi and limousine establishments565
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.1,589
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$59.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments323
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.1,081
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$42.3m
Limousine establishments242
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.508
Limousine annual payroll$16.9m
Operators with 1-4 employees532
Operators with 5-9 employees14
Operators with 10-19 employees15
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived565 establishments ÷ 2,617,631 residents × 100,000.21.58
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived532 of 565 establishments.94.2%
Annual payroll per employeederived$59.2m payroll ÷ 1,589 employees.$37,276
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived323 taxi ÷ 565 taxi and limousine establishments.57.2%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.2 of 348

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

How does Kings County, NY compare on operators per head?

Kings County, NY21.58New York median5.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Kings County, NY against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Kings County, NY?

Kings County, NY has 565 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 1,589 people — 323 in taxi and ridesharing services and 242 in limousine service.

This is one of the largest for-hire markets in the country by operator count, and competition is between established businesses rather than between individuals.

Are operators in Kings County, NY large fleets or owner-drivers?

94.2 per cent of operators in Kings County, NY employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

Nearly every operator here employs fewer than five people. That is an owner-driver market: the person taking the booking is often the person driving, so software that needs a dedicated dispatcher to sit in front of it does not fit.

The full distribution: 532 with 1-4 employees, 14 with 5-9 employees and 15 with 10-19 employees.

Is Kings County, NY over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Kings County, NY has 21.58 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are far above the national midpoint, which is typical of counties serving an airport, a downtown core or a large visitor economy rather than only their own residents.

Within New York the median is 5.96 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Kings County, NY cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $37,276 per employee across the sector in Kings County, NY.

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

FAQ

Kings County, NY taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Kings County, NY?
565 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 323 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 Kings County, NY mostly small?
94.2 per cent employ fewer than five people — effectively an owner-driver market. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Kings County, NY?
Kings County, NY supports 21.58 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Density this far above the median means new entrants compete against established names for the same trips.
Is Kings County, NY a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
323 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 242 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Kings County, NY?
2,617,631 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 Kings County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Kings County, NY
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Queens County, NY79434.27
Los Angeles County, CA3393.47
Cook County, IL3326.41
Nassau County, NY17912.86
Westchester County, NY12412.32
Suffolk County, NY1187.68

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