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Taxi and limousine market data for Bronx County, NY

Bronx County, NY supports 117 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,384,724 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.

117
For-hire businesses
429
Sector employees
81%
Under 5 employees
8.45
Per 100,000 residents

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

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87 licensed hackney carriages and 30 private hire vehicles, a total of 117 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 74.4 per cent of the licensed fleet.117licensed vehicles
87 hackney (74.4%)30 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Bronx County, NY has 117 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 8 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 87 taxi and ridesharing operators to 30 limousine operators.
  • 81.2 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 8.45 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 429 people locally.

Bronx 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 Bronx County, NY, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureBronx County
CountyBronx County, NY
StateNew York
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,384,724
Taxi and limousine establishments117
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.429
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$13.4m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments87
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.324
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$9.0m
Limousine establishments30
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.105
Limousine annual payroll$4.4m
Operators with 1-4 employees95
Operators with 5-9 employees11
Operators with 10-19 employees7
Operators with 20-49 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived117 establishments ÷ 1,384,724 residents × 100,000.8.45
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived95 of 117 establishments.81.2%
Annual payroll per employeederived$13.4m payroll ÷ 429 employees.$31,231
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived87 taxi ÷ 117 taxi and limousine establishments.74.4%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.8 of 348

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

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

Bronx County, NY8.45New York median5.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Bronx County, NY against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

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

Bronx County, NY has 117 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 429 people — 87 in taxi and ridesharing services and 30 in limousine service.

An operator base this size supports real competition on service level, and account and contract work is usually where the defensible revenue sits.

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

81.2 per cent of operators in Bronx County, NY 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: 95 with 1-4 employees, 11 with 5-9 employees, 7 with 10-19 employees and 3 with 20-49 employees.

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

Bronx County, NY has 8.45 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 Bronx County, NY cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $31,231 per employee across the sector in Bronx 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

Bronx County, NY taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Bronx County, NY?
117 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 87 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 Bronx County, NY mostly small?
81.2 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 Bronx County, NY?
Bronx County, NY supports 8.45 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 Bronx County, NY a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
87 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 30 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Bronx County, NY?
1,384,724 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 Bronx County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Bronx County, NY
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Suffolk County, NY1187.68
Westchester County, NY12412.32
New York County, NY995.96
Richmond County, NY9619.27
Nassau County, NY17912.86
Middlesex County, MA865.15

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