Washington · Market data
Whatcom County, WA supports 5 taxi and limousine businesses across 234,954 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 | Whatcom County |
|---|---|
| County | Whatcom County, WA |
| State | Washington |
| Residents (Census 2024 estimate) | 234,954 |
| Taxi and limousine establishments | 5 |
| Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate. | 75 |
| Taxi and limousine annual payroll | $2.8m |
| Taxi and ridesharing establishments | 5 |
| Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate. | 75 |
| Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll | $2.8m |
| Operators per 100,000 residentsderived5 establishments ÷ 234,954 residents × 100,000. | 2.13 |
| Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived0 of 5 establishments. | 0.0% |
| Annual payroll per employeederived$2.8m payroll ÷ 75 employees. | $36,853 |
| Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments. | 229 of 348 |
Source: United States Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. About County Business Patterns.
Whatcom County, WA has 5 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 75 people.
The published operator base here is very small, so a single new entrant materially changes the local market.
0.0 per cent of operators in Whatcom County, WA 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.
Whatcom County, WA has 2.13 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 Washington the median is 0.94 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.
Annual payroll works out at about $36,853 per employee across the sector in Whatcom County, WA.
That level of payroll means labour, not vehicles, is the dominant cost — so utilisation per paid hour is the number worth managing.
FAQ
Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.
| County | Operators | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County, AL | 5 | 0.75 |
| Pulaski County, AR | 5 | 1.25 |
| Fresno County, CA | 5 | 0.49 |
| Monroe County, FL | 5 | 6.18 |
| St. Lucie County, FL | 5 | 1.28 |
| Chatham County, GA | 5 | 1.63 |
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