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Taxi and limousine market data for Pitkin County, CO

Pitkin County, CO supports 11 taxi and limousine businesses across 16,643 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.

11
For-hire businesses
84
Sector employees
55%
Under 5 employees
66.09
Per 100,000 residents

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

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Key takeaways

  • Pitkin County, CO has 11 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 114 of 348 published county markets.
  • 54.5 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 66.09 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 84 people locally.

Pitkin County, CO 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 Pitkin County, CO, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasurePitkin County
CountyPitkin County, CO
StateColorado
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)16,643
Taxi and limousine establishments11
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.84
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$3.2m
Limousine establishments10
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.57
Limousine annual payroll$2.1m
Operators with 1-4 employees6
Operators with 10-19 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived11 establishments ÷ 16,643 residents × 100,000.66.09
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived6 of 11 establishments.54.5%
Annual payroll per employeederived$3.2m payroll ÷ 84 employees.$37,726
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.114 of 348

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

How does Pitkin County, CO compare on operators per head?

Pitkin County, CO66.09Colorado median2.47US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Pitkin County, CO against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Pitkin County, CO?

Pitkin County, CO has 11 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 84 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 Pitkin County, CO large fleets or owner-drivers?

54.5 per cent of operators in Pitkin County, CO 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.

The full distribution: 6 with 1-4 employees and 3 with 10-19 employees.

Is Pitkin County, CO over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Pitkin County, CO has 66.09 taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.

Operators per head are far above the national midpoint, which is typical of counties serving an airport, a downtown core or a large visitor economy rather than only their own residents.

Within Colorado the median is 2.47 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Pitkin County, CO cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $37,726 per employee across the sector in Pitkin County, CO.

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

FAQ

Pitkin County, CO taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Pitkin County, CO?
11 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 Pitkin County, CO mostly small?
54.5 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 Pitkin County, CO?
Pitkin County, CO supports 66.09 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents against a national median of 2.16. Density this far above the median means new entrants compete against established names for the same trips.
What is the population of Pitkin County, CO?
16,643 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 Pitkin County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Pitkin County, CO
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Eagle County, CO1120.25
Osceola County, FL112.35
DeKalb County, GA111.43
Cumberland County, ME113.51
Anne Arundel County, MD111.83
Prince George's County, MD111.14
Multnomah County, OR111.38
Arlington County, VA114.59

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