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Taxi and limousine market data for La Crosse County, WI

La Crosse County, WI supports 7 taxi and limousine businesses across 121,060 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.

7
For-hire businesses
69
Sector employees
43%
Under 5 employees
5.78
Per 100,000 residents

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

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4 licensed hackney carriages and 3 private hire vehicles, a total of 7 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 57.1 per cent of the licensed fleet.7licensed vehicles
4 hackney (57.1%)3 private hire

Key takeaways

  • La Crosse County, WI has 7 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 168 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 4 taxi and ridesharing operators to 3 limousine operators.
  • 42.9 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 5.78 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 69 people locally.

La Crosse 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 La Crosse County, WI, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureLa Crosse County
CountyLa Crosse County, WI
StateWisconsin
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)121,060
Taxi and limousine establishments7
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.69
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$1.7m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments4
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.61
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$1.3m
Limousine establishments3
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.8
Limousine annual payroll$374,000
Operators with 1-4 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived7 establishments ÷ 121,060 residents × 100,000.5.78
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived3 of 7 establishments.42.9%
Annual payroll per employeederived$1.7m payroll ÷ 69 employees.$24,435
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived4 taxi ÷ 7 taxi and limousine establishments.57.1%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.168 of 348

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

How does La Crosse County, WI compare on operators per head?

La Crosse County, WI5.78Wisconsin median3.58US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — La Crosse County, WI against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

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

La Crosse County, WI has 7 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 69 people — 4 in taxi and ridesharing services and 3 in limousine service.

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

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

42.9 per cent of operators in La Crosse 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 La Crosse County, WI over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

La Crosse County, WI has 5.78 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 Wisconsin the median is 3.58 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

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

Annual payroll works out at about $24,435 per employee across the sector in La Crosse 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

La Crosse County, WI taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in La Crosse County, WI?
7 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 4 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 La Crosse County, WI mostly small?
42.9 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 La Crosse County, WI?
La Crosse County, WI supports 5.78 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 La Crosse County, WI a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
4 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 3 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of La Crosse County, WI?
121,060 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 La Crosse County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to La Crosse County, WI
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Kern County, CA70.76
Adams County, CO71.29
Kent County, DE73.63
Lake County, FL71.58
Maui County, HI74.28
Douglas County, NE71.16

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