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Taxi and limousine market data for Delaware County, PA

Delaware County, PA supports 16 taxi and limousine businesses across 584,882 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.

16
For-hire businesses
94
Sector employees
88%
Under 5 employees
2.74
Per 100,000 residents

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

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Key takeaways

  • Delaware County, PA has 16 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 86 of 348 published county markets.
  • 87.5 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 2.74 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 94 people locally.

Delaware County, PA 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 Delaware County, PA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureDelaware County
CountyDelaware County, PA
StatePennsylvania
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)584,882
Taxi and limousine establishments16
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.94
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$3.7m
Limousine establishments14
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.92
Limousine annual payroll$3.6m
Operators with 1-4 employees14
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived16 establishments ÷ 584,882 residents × 100,000.2.74
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived14 of 16 establishments.87.5%
Annual payroll per employeederived$3.7m payroll ÷ 94 employees.$39,096
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.86 of 348

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

How does Delaware County, PA compare on operators per head?

Delaware County, PA2.74Pennsylvania median1.70US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Delaware County, PA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Delaware County, PA?

Delaware County, PA has 16 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 94 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 Delaware County, PA large fleets or owner-drivers?

87.5 per cent of operators in Delaware County, PA employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

Nearly every operator here employs fewer than five people. That is an owner-driver market: the person taking the booking is often the person driving, so software that needs a dedicated dispatcher to sit in front of it does not fit.

Is Delaware County, PA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Delaware County, PA has 2.74 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 Pennsylvania the median is 1.70 per 100,000, so this county is denser than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Delaware County, PA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $39,096 per employee across the sector in Delaware County, PA.

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

FAQ

Delaware County, PA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Delaware County, PA?
16 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 Delaware County, PA mostly small?
87.5 per cent employ fewer than five people — effectively an owner-driver market. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Delaware County, PA?
Delaware County, PA supports 2.74 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 Delaware County, PA?
584,882 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 Delaware County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Delaware County, PA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Cobb County, GA162.03
Kane County, IL163.07
Wake County, NC161.30
Collin County, TX161.28
Pinellas County, FL171.76
Montgomery County, MD171.57

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