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Taxi and limousine market data for Jackson County, MO

Jackson County, MO supports 10 taxi and limousine businesses across 727,362 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.

10
For-hire businesses
411
Sector employees
60%
Under 5 employees
1.37
Per 100,000 residents

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

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5 licensed hackney carriages and 5 private hire vehicles, a total of 10 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 50.0 per cent of the licensed fleet.10licensed vehicles
5 hackney (50.0%)5 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Jackson County, MO has 10 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 125 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 5 taxi and ridesharing operators to 5 limousine operators.
  • 60.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.37 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 411 people locally.

Jackson County, MO 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 Jackson County, MO, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureJackson County
CountyJackson County, MO
StateMissouri
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)727,362
Taxi and limousine establishments10
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.411
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$13.4m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments5
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.73
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$3.9m
Limousine establishments5
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.338
Limousine annual payroll$9.5m
Operators with 1-4 employees6
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived10 establishments ÷ 727,362 residents × 100,000.1.37
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived6 of 10 establishments.60.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$13.4m payroll ÷ 411 employees.$32,560
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived5 taxi ÷ 10 taxi and limousine establishments.50.0%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.125 of 348

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

How does Jackson County, MO compare on operators per head?

Jackson County, MO1.37Missouri median1.42US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Jackson County, MO against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Jackson County, MO?

Jackson County, MO has 10 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 411 people — 5 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 Jackson County, MO large fleets or owner-drivers?

60.0 per cent of operators in Jackson County, MO employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

The market mixes very small operators with a tier of larger ones, so the same county contains businesses with genuinely different problems — coverage at the small end, coordination at the large.

Is Jackson County, MO over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Jackson County, MO has 1.37 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are below the national midpoint, so each business here covers more people — and usually more ground — than the typical market.

Within Missouri the median is 1.42 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Jackson County, MO cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $32,560 per employee across the sector in Jackson County, MO.

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

FAQ

Jackson County, MO taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Jackson County, MO?
10 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 5 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 Jackson County, MO mostly small?
60.0 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 Jackson County, MO?
Jackson County, MO supports 1.37 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Below-median density means each operator covers more people and more ground, which usually leaves room on coverage rather than on price.
Is Jackson County, MO a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
5 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 5 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Jackson County, MO?
727,362 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 Jackson County

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CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Anchorage Municipality, AK103.45
Baltimore city, MD101.76
Ramsey County, MN101.84
Mercer County, NJ102.55
Dane County, WI101.70
Eagle County, CO1120.25

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