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Taxi and limousine market data for Virginia Beach city, VA

Virginia Beach city, VA supports 8 taxi and limousine businesses across 454,808 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.

8
For-hire businesses
125
Sector employees
38%
Under 5 employees
1.76
Per 100,000 residents

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

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Key takeaways

  • Virginia Beach city, VA has 8 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 150 of 348 published county markets.
  • 37.5 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.76 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 125 people locally.

Virginia Beach city, VA 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 Virginia Beach city, VA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureVirginia Beach city
CountyVirginia Beach city, VA
StateVirginia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)454,808
Taxi and limousine establishments8
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.125
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$3.5m
Limousine establishments6
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.116
Limousine annual payroll$3.2m
Operators with 1-4 employees3
Operators with 10-19 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived8 establishments ÷ 454,808 residents × 100,000.1.76
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived3 of 8 establishments.37.5%
Annual payroll per employeederived$3.5m payroll ÷ 125 employees.$27,992
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.150 of 348

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

How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare on operators per head?

Virginia Beach city, VA1.76Virginia median3.53US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Virginia Beach city, VA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Virginia Beach city, VA?

Virginia Beach city, VA has 8 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 125 people.

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 Virginia Beach city, VA large fleets or owner-drivers?

37.5 per cent of operators in Virginia Beach city, VA 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.

The full distribution: 3 with 1-4 employees and 3 with 10-19 employees.

Is Virginia Beach city, VA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Virginia Beach city, VA has 1.76 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 Virginia the median is 3.53 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Virginia Beach city, VA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $27,992 per employee across the sector in Virginia Beach city, VA.

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

Virginia Beach city, VA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Virginia Beach city, VA?
8 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns. CBP counts business locations rather than vehicles, and withholds detail where publishing it would identify an individual company.
Are taxi businesses in Virginia Beach city, VA mostly small?
37.5 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 Virginia Beach city, VA?
Virginia Beach city, VA supports 1.76 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.
What is the population of Virginia Beach city, VA?
454,808 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 Virginia Beach city

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Virginia Beach city, VA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
San Joaquin County, CA80.98
San Luis Obispo County, CA82.84
Brevard County, FL81.21
Pasco County, FL81.21
Polk County, FL80.94
Hawaii County, HI83.81

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