California · Market data
Los Angeles County, CA supports 339 taxi and limousine businesses across 9,757,179 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.
Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.
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| Measure | Los Angeles County |
|---|---|
| County | Los Angeles County, CA |
| State | California |
| Residents (Census 2024 estimate) | 9,757,179 |
| Taxi and limousine establishments | 339 |
| Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate. | 2,488 |
| Taxi and limousine annual payroll | $127.5m |
| Taxi and ridesharing establishments | 100 |
| Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate. | 1,063 |
| Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll | $59.2m |
| Limousine establishments | 239 |
| Limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate. | 1,425 |
| Limousine annual payroll | $68.3m |
| Operators with 1-4 employees | 281 |
| Operators with 5-9 employees | 25 |
| Operators with 10-19 employees | 12 |
| Operators with 20-49 employees | 11 |
| Operators with 50-99 employees | 4 |
| Operators with 100-249 employees | 5 |
| Operators per 100,000 residentsderived339 establishments ÷ 9,757,179 residents × 100,000. | 3.47 |
| Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived281 of 339 establishments. | 82.9% |
| Annual payroll per employeederived$127.5m payroll ÷ 2,488 employees. | $51,235 |
| Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived100 taxi ÷ 339 taxi and limousine establishments. | 29.5% |
| Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments. | 3 of 348 |
Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. About County Business Patterns.
Los Angeles County, CA has 339 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 2,488 people — 100 in taxi and ridesharing services and 239 in limousine service.
This is one of the largest for-hire markets in the country by operator count, and competition is between established businesses rather than between individuals.
82.9 per cent of operators in Los Angeles County, CA 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: 281 with 1-4 employees, 25 with 5-9 employees, 12 with 10-19 employees, 11 with 20-49 employees, 4 with 50-99 employees and 5 with 100-249 employees.
Los Angeles County, CA has 3.47 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 California the median is 1.93 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.
Annual payroll works out at about $51,235 per employee across the sector in Los Angeles County, CA.
That level of payroll means labour, not vehicles, is the dominant cost — so utilisation per paid hour is the number worth managing.
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| County | Operators | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County, IL | 332 | 6.41 |
| Kings County, NY | 565 | 21.58 |
| Nassau County, NY | 179 | 12.86 |
| Queens County, NY | 794 | 34.27 |
| Orange County, CA | 72 | 2.27 |
| San Diego County, CA | 69 | 2.09 |
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