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Taxi and limousine market data for Lake County, FL

Lake County, FL supports 7 taxi and limousine businesses across 444,204 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.

7
For-hire businesses
139
Sector employees
57%
Under 5 employees
1.58
Per 100,000 residents

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

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3 licensed hackney carriages and 4 private hire vehicles, a total of 7 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 42.9 per cent of the licensed fleet.7licensed vehicles
3 hackney (42.9%)4 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Lake County, FL has 7 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 154 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 3 taxi and ridesharing operators to 4 limousine operators.
  • 57.1 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.58 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 139 people locally.

Lake County, FL 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 Lake County, FL, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureLake County
CountyLake County, FL
StateFlorida
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)444,204
Taxi and limousine establishments7
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.139
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$3.7m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments3
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.24
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$1.0m
Limousine establishments4
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.115
Limousine annual payroll$2.7m
Operators with 1-4 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived7 establishments ÷ 444,204 residents × 100,000.1.58
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived4 of 7 establishments.57.1%
Annual payroll per employeederived$3.7m payroll ÷ 139 employees.$26,871
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived3 taxi ÷ 7 taxi and limousine establishments.42.9%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.154 of 348

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

How does Lake County, FL compare on operators per head?

Lake County, FL1.58Florida median1.67US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Lake County, FL against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Lake County, FL?

Lake County, FL has 7 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 139 people — 3 in taxi and ridesharing services and 4 in limousine service.

The published operator base here is very small, so a single new entrant materially changes the local market.

Are operators in Lake County, FL large fleets or owner-drivers?

57.1 per cent of operators in Lake County, FL 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 Lake County, FL over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Lake County, FL has 1.58 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 Florida the median is 1.67 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Lake County, FL cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $26,871 per employee across the sector in Lake County, FL.

A figure that low usually reflects heavy part-time and split-shift working rather than low hourly rates, which makes accurate shift and per-driver accounting the difference between knowing your margin and guessing it.

FAQ

Lake County, FL taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Lake County, FL?
7 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 3 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 Lake County, FL mostly small?
57.1 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 Lake County, FL?
Lake County, FL supports 1.58 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.
Is Lake County, FL a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
3 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 4 as limousine service. Limousine and black-car businesses outnumber taxi businesses here, which points to pre-booked executive, event and airport work rather than street-hail demand.
What is the population of Lake County, FL?
444,204 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 Lake County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Lake County, FL
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Kern County, CA70.76
Adams County, CO71.29
Kent County, DE73.63
Maui County, HI74.28
Douglas County, NE71.16
Columbia County, NY711.61
Saratoga County, NY72.91
Buncombe County, NC72.51
Union County, NC72.66

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