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Taxi and limousine market data for Solano County, CA

Solano County, CA supports 9 taxi and limousine businesses across 455,101 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.

9
For-hire businesses
253
Sector employees
33%
Under 5 employees
1.98
Per 100,000 residents

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

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4 licensed hackney carriages and 5 private hire vehicles, a total of 9 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 44.4 per cent of the licensed fleet.9licensed vehicles
4 hackney (44.4%)5 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Solano County, CA has 9 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 129 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 4 taxi and ridesharing operators to 5 limousine operators.
  • 33.3 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.98 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 253 people locally.

Solano 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 Solano County, CA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureSolano County
CountySolano County, CA
StateCalifornia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)455,101
Taxi and limousine establishments9
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.253
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$7.7m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments4
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.229
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$6.9m
Limousine establishments5
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.24
Limousine annual payroll$816,000
Operators with 1-4 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived9 establishments ÷ 455,101 residents × 100,000.1.98
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived3 of 9 establishments.33.3%
Annual payroll per employeederived$7.7m payroll ÷ 253 employees.$30,423
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived4 taxi ÷ 9 taxi and limousine establishments.44.4%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.129 of 348

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

How does Solano County, CA compare on operators per head?

Solano County, CA1.98California median1.93US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Solano County, CA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

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

Solano County, CA has 9 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 253 people — 4 in taxi and ridesharing services and 5 in limousine service.

With only a handful of operators, most local demand is met by a few known names, and word of mouth does most of the selling.

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

33.3 per cent of operators in Solano County, CA 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 Solano County, CA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Solano County, CA has 1.98 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 Solano County, CA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $30,423 per employee across the sector in Solano 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

Solano County, CA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Solano County, CA?
9 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 Solano County, CA mostly small?
33.3 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 Solano County, CA?
Solano County, CA supports 1.98 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 Solano County, CA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
4 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 5 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 Solano County, CA?
455,101 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 Solano County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Solano County, CA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Marin County, CA93.51
Manatee County, FL91.96
McHenry County, IL92.85
Hillsborough County, NH92.09
Niagara County, NY94.29
Sullivan County, NY911.19
Chester County, PA91.61
Montgomery County, PA91.02
Williamson County, TX91.24

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