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Taxi and limousine market data for Union County, NJ

Union County, NJ supports 30 taxi and limousine businesses across 594,160 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.

30
For-hire businesses
109
Sector employees
80%
Under 5 employees
5.05
Per 100,000 residents

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

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10 licensed hackney carriages and 20 private hire vehicles, a total of 30 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 33.3 per cent of the licensed fleet.30licensed vehicles
10 hackney (33.3%)20 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Union County, NJ has 30 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 46 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 10 taxi and ridesharing operators to 20 limousine operators.
  • 80.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 5.05 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 109 people locally.

Union County, NJ 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 Union County, NJ, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureUnion County
CountyUnion County, NJ
StateNew Jersey
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)594,160
Taxi and limousine establishments30
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.109
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$4.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments10
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.15
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$497,000
Limousine establishments20
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.94
Limousine annual payroll$3.7m
Operators with 1-4 employees24
Operators with 5-9 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived30 establishments ÷ 594,160 residents × 100,000.5.05
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived24 of 30 establishments.80.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$4.2m payroll ÷ 109 employees.$38,945
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived10 taxi ÷ 30 taxi and limousine establishments.33.3%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.46 of 348

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

How does Union County, NJ compare on operators per head?

Union County, NJ5.05New Jersey median4.20US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Union County, NJ against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Union County, NJ?

Union County, NJ has 30 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 109 people — 10 in taxi and ridesharing services and 20 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 Union County, NJ large fleets or owner-drivers?

80.0 per cent of operators in Union County, NJ 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: 24 with 1-4 employees and 4 with 5-9 employees.

Is Union County, NJ over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Union County, NJ has 5.05 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 Jersey the median is 4.20 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Union County, NJ cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $38,945 per employee across the sector in Union County, NJ.

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

FAQ

Union County, NJ taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Union County, NJ?
30 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 10 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 Union County, NJ mostly small?
80.0 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 Union County, NJ?
Union County, NJ supports 5.05 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 Union County, NJ a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
10 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 20 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 Union County, NJ?
594,160 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 Union County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Union County, NJ
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Riverside County, CA301.19
Honolulu County, HI303.00
Bristol County, MA305.10
Passaic County, NJ305.70
Alameda County, CA311.88
Fulton County, GA312.84
Hudson County, NJ334.48
Lake County, IL294.04

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