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Taxi and limousine market data for Hennepin County, MN

Hennepin County, MN supports 21 taxi and limousine businesses across 1,273,334 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.

21
For-hire businesses
170
Sector employees
71%
Under 5 employees
1.65
Per 100,000 residents

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

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12 licensed hackney carriages and 9 private hire vehicles, a total of 21 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 57.1 per cent of the licensed fleet.21licensed vehicles
12 hackney (57.1%)9 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Hennepin County, MN has 21 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 65 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 12 taxi and ridesharing operators to 9 limousine operators.
  • 71.4 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.65 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 170 people locally.

Hennepin County, MN 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 Hennepin County, MN, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureHennepin County
CountyHennepin County, MN
StateMinnesota
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)1,273,334
Taxi and limousine establishments21
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.170
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$6.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments12
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.54
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$3.3m
Limousine establishments9
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.116
Limousine annual payroll$2.9m
Operators with 1-4 employees15
Operators with 20-49 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived21 establishments ÷ 1,273,334 residents × 100,000.1.65
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived15 of 21 establishments.71.4%
Annual payroll per employeederived$6.2m payroll ÷ 170 employees.$36,582
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived12 taxi ÷ 21 taxi and limousine establishments.57.1%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.65 of 348

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

How does Hennepin County, MN compare on operators per head?

Hennepin County, MN1.65Minnesota median1.62US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Hennepin County, MN against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Hennepin County, MN?

Hennepin County, MN has 21 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 170 people — 12 in taxi and ridesharing services and 9 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 Hennepin County, MN large fleets or owner-drivers?

71.4 per cent of operators in Hennepin County, MN 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: 15 with 1-4 employees and 4 with 20-49 employees.

Is Hennepin County, MN over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Hennepin County, MN has 1.65 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 Minnesota the median is 1.62 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Hennepin County, MN cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $36,582 per employee across the sector in Hennepin County, MN.

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

FAQ

Hennepin County, MN taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Hennepin County, MN?
21 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 12 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 Hennepin County, MN mostly small?
71.4 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 Hennepin County, MN?
Hennepin County, MN supports 1.65 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 Hennepin County, MN a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
12 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 9 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Hennepin County, MN?
1,273,334 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 Hennepin County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Hennepin County, MN
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Collier County, FL215.05
Putnam County, NY2121.34
Cuyahoga County, OH211.69
Allegheny County, PA211.70
Travis County, TX211.54
Loudoun County, VA214.74
Bucks County, PA203.08
Salt Lake County, UT201.64

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