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Taxi and limousine market data for Montgomery County, MD

Montgomery County, MD supports 17 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,082,273 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
292
Sector employees
47%
Under 5 employees
1.57
Per 100,000 residents

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

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5 licensed hackney carriages and 12 private hire vehicles, a total of 17 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 29.4 per cent of the licensed fleet.17licensed vehicles
5 hackney (29.4%)12 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Montgomery County, MD has 17 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 82 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 5 taxi and ridesharing operators to 12 limousine operators.
  • 47.1 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.57 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 292 people locally.

Montgomery County, MD 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 Montgomery County, MD, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureMontgomery County
CountyMontgomery County, MD
StateMaryland
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,082,273
Taxi and limousine establishments17
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.292
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$20.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments5
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.22
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$653,000
Limousine establishments12
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.270
Limousine annual payroll$19.6m
Operators with 1-4 employees8
Operators with 5-9 employees5
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived17 establishments ÷ 1,082,273 residents × 100,000.1.57
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived8 of 17 establishments.47.1%
Annual payroll per employeederived$20.2m payroll ÷ 292 employees.$69,264
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived5 taxi ÷ 17 taxi and limousine establishments.29.4%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.82 of 348

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

How does Montgomery County, MD compare on operators per head?

Montgomery County, MD1.57Maryland median1.74US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Montgomery County, MD against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Montgomery County, MD?

Montgomery County, MD has 17 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 292 people — 5 in taxi and ridesharing services and 12 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 Montgomery County, MD large fleets or owner-drivers?

47.1 per cent of operators in Montgomery County, MD employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

The market mixes very small operators with a tier of larger ones, so the same county contains businesses with genuinely different problems — coverage at the small end, coordination at the large.

The full distribution: 8 with 1-4 employees and 5 with 5-9 employees.

Is Montgomery County, MD over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Montgomery County, MD has 1.57 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 Maryland the median is 1.74 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Montgomery County, MD cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $69,264 per employee across the sector in Montgomery County, MD.

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

FAQ

Montgomery County, MD taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Montgomery County, MD?
17 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 5 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 Montgomery County, MD mostly small?
47.1 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 Montgomery County, MD?
Montgomery County, MD supports 1.57 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 Montgomery County, MD a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
5 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 12 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 Montgomery County, MD?
1,082,273 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 Montgomery County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Montgomery County, MD
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Pinellas County, FL171.76
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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