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Taxi and limousine market data for Philadelphia County, PA

Philadelphia County, PA supports 35 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,573,916 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.

35
For-hire businesses
203
Sector employees
83%
Under 5 employees
2.22
Per 100,000 residents

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

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20 licensed hackney carriages and 15 private hire vehicles, a total of 35 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 57.1 per cent of the licensed fleet.35licensed vehicles
20 hackney (57.1%)15 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Philadelphia County, PA has 35 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 37 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 20 taxi and ridesharing operators to 15 limousine operators.
  • 82.9 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 2.22 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 203 people locally.

Philadelphia County, PA 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 Philadelphia County, PA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasurePhiladelphia County
CountyPhiladelphia County, PA
StatePennsylvania
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,573,916
Taxi and limousine establishments35
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.203
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$17.6m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments20
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.108
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$14.9m
Limousine establishments15
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.95
Limousine annual payroll$2.7m
Operators with 1-4 employees29
Operators with 10-19 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived35 establishments ÷ 1,573,916 residents × 100,000.2.22
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived29 of 35 establishments.82.9%
Annual payroll per employeederived$17.6m payroll ÷ 203 employees.$86,719
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived20 taxi ÷ 35 taxi and limousine establishments.57.1%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.37 of 348

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

How does Philadelphia County, PA compare on operators per head?

Philadelphia County, PA2.22Pennsylvania median1.70US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Philadelphia County, PA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Philadelphia County, PA?

Philadelphia County, PA has 35 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 203 people — 20 in taxi and ridesharing services and 15 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 Philadelphia County, PA large fleets or owner-drivers?

82.9 per cent of operators in Philadelphia County, PA 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: 29 with 1-4 employees and 3 with 10-19 employees.

Is Philadelphia County, PA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Philadelphia County, PA has 2.22 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 Pennsylvania the median is 1.70 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Philadelphia County, PA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $86,719 per employee across the sector in Philadelphia County, PA.

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

FAQ

Philadelphia County, PA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Philadelphia County, PA?
35 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 20 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 Philadelphia County, PA mostly small?
82.9 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 Philadelphia County, PA?
Philadelphia County, PA supports 2.22 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 Philadelphia County, PA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
20 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 15 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Philadelphia County, PA?
1,573,916 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 Philadelphia County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Philadelphia County, PA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Norfolk County, MA354.72
Wayne County, MI351.98
DuPage County, IL363.84
Hudson County, NJ334.48
Worcester County, MA384.31
King County, WA381.62

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