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Taxi and limousine market data for San Diego County, CA

San Diego County, CA supports 69 taxi and limousine businesses across 3,298,799 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.

69
For-hire businesses
362
Sector employees
72%
Under 5 employees
2.09
Per 100,000 residents

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

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8 licensed hackney carriages and 61 private hire vehicles, a total of 69 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 11.6 per cent of the licensed fleet.69licensed vehicles
8 hackney (11.6%)61 private hire

Key takeaways

  • San Diego County, CA has 69 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 18 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 8 taxi and ridesharing operators to 61 limousine operators.
  • 72.5 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 2.09 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 362 people locally.

San Diego County, CA 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 San Diego County, CA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureSan Diego County
CountySan Diego County, CA
StateCalifornia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)3,298,799
Taxi and limousine establishments69
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.362
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$12.9m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments8
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.27
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$323,000
Limousine establishments61
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.335
Limousine annual payroll$12.5m
Operators with 1-4 employees50
Operators with 5-9 employees8
Operators with 10-19 employees8
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived69 establishments ÷ 3,298,799 residents × 100,000.2.09
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived50 of 69 establishments.72.5%
Annual payroll per employeederived$12.9m payroll ÷ 362 employees.$35,530
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived8 taxi ÷ 69 taxi and limousine establishments.11.6%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.18 of 348

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

How does San Diego County, CA compare on operators per head?

San Diego County, CA2.09California median1.93US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — San Diego County, CA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in San Diego County, CA?

San Diego County, CA has 69 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 362 people — 8 in taxi and ridesharing services and 61 in limousine service.

A market of this size is big enough that customers have alternatives and small enough that reputation travels quickly.

Are operators in San Diego County, CA large fleets or owner-drivers?

72.5 per cent of operators in San Diego County, CA 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: 50 with 1-4 employees, 8 with 5-9 employees and 8 with 10-19 employees.

Is San Diego County, CA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

San Diego County, CA has 2.09 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 California the median is 1.93 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in San Diego County, CA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $35,530 per employee across the sector in San Diego County, CA.

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

FAQ

San Diego County, CA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in San Diego County, CA?
69 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 8 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 San Diego County, CA mostly small?
72.5 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 San Diego County, CA?
San Diego County, CA supports 2.09 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 San Diego County, CA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
8 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 61 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 San Diego County, CA?
3,298,799 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 San Diego County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to San Diego County, CA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Broward County, FL703.44
Orange County, CA722.27
Miami-Dade County, FL712.50
Bergen County, NJ676.85
San Mateo County, CA608.08
Harris County, TX771.54
Los Angeles County, CA3393.47

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