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Taxi and limousine market data for Monroe County, NY

Monroe County, NY supports 26 taxi and limousine businesses across 752,202 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.

26
For-hire businesses
100
Sector employees
65%
Under 5 employees
3.46
Per 100,000 residents

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

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20 licensed hackney carriages and 6 private hire vehicles, a total of 26 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 76.9 per cent of the licensed fleet.26licensed vehicles
20 hackney (76.9%)6 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Monroe County, NY has 26 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 56 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 20 taxi and ridesharing operators to 6 limousine operators.
  • 65.4 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 3.46 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 100 people locally.

Monroe 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 Monroe County, NY, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureMonroe County
CountyMonroe County, NY
StateNew York
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)752,202
Taxi and limousine establishments26
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.100
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$3.0m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments20
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.58
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$1.8m
Limousine establishments6
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.42
Limousine annual payroll$1.1m
Operators with 1-4 employees17
Operators with 5-9 employees6
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived26 establishments ÷ 752,202 residents × 100,000.3.46
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived17 of 26 establishments.65.4%
Annual payroll per employeederived$3.0m payroll ÷ 100 employees.$29,520
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived20 taxi ÷ 26 taxi and limousine establishments.76.9%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.56 of 348

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

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

Monroe County, NY3.46New York median5.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Monroe County, NY against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

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

Monroe County, NY has 26 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 100 people — 20 in taxi and ridesharing services and 6 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 Monroe County, NY large fleets or owner-drivers?

65.4 per cent of operators in Monroe 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: 17 with 1-4 employees and 6 with 5-9 employees.

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

Monroe County, NY has 3.46 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head sit above the national midpoint, so local demand supports more businesses than population alone would suggest.

Within New York the median is 5.96 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Monroe County, NY cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $29,520 per employee across the sector in Monroe County, NY.

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

Monroe County, NY taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Monroe County, NY?
26 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 Monroe County, NY mostly small?
65.4 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 Monroe County, NY?
Monroe County, NY supports 3.46 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 Monroe County, NY a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
20 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 6 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Monroe County, NY?
752,202 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 Monroe County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Monroe County, NY
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Dutchess County, NY258.33
Rockland County, NY257.18
Essex County, NJ273.06
Tarrant County, TX271.21
Sacramento County, CA281.74
San Bernardino County, CA281.26

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