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Taxi and limousine market data for Onondaga County, NY

Onondaga County, NY supports 18 taxi and limousine businesses across 469,812 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.

18
For-hire businesses
161
Sector employees
67%
Under 5 employees
3.83
Per 100,000 residents

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

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14 licensed hackney carriages and 4 private hire vehicles, a total of 18 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 77.8 per cent of the licensed fleet.18licensed vehicles
14 hackney (77.8%)4 private hire

Key takeaways

  • Onondaga County, NY has 18 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 78 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 14 taxi and ridesharing operators to 4 limousine operators.
  • 66.7 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 3.83 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 161 people locally.

Onondaga County, NY 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 Onondaga County, NY, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureOnondaga County
CountyOnondaga County, NY
StateNew York
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)469,812
Taxi and limousine establishments18
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.161
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$5.1m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments14
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.138
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$4.5m
Limousine establishments4
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.23
Limousine annual payroll$588,000
Operators with 1-4 employees12
Operators with 5-9 employees4
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived18 establishments ÷ 469,812 residents × 100,000.3.83
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived12 of 18 establishments.66.7%
Annual payroll per employeederived$5.1m payroll ÷ 161 employees.$31,646
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived14 taxi ÷ 18 taxi and limousine establishments.77.8%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.78 of 348

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

How does Onondaga County, NY compare on operators per head?

Onondaga County, NY3.83New York median5.96US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Onondaga County, NY against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in Onondaga County, NY?

Onondaga County, NY has 18 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 161 people — 14 in taxi and ridesharing services and 4 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 Onondaga County, NY large fleets or owner-drivers?

66.7 per cent of operators in Onondaga County, NY employ fewer than five people, against a median of 67.1 per cent across the 348 published county markets.

Most operators employ fewer than five people, so buying decisions are made by an owner rather than a committee, and setup time matters more than configurability.

The full distribution: 12 with 1-4 employees and 4 with 5-9 employees.

Is Onondaga County, NY over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

Onondaga County, NY has 3.83 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 New York the median is 5.96 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in Onondaga County, NY cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $31,646 per employee across the sector in Onondaga County, NY.

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

FAQ

Onondaga County, NY taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Onondaga County, NY?
18 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 14 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 Onondaga County, NY mostly small?
66.7 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 Onondaga County, NY?
Onondaga County, NY supports 3.83 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 Onondaga County, NY a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
14 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 4 as limousine service. Taxi businesses outnumber limousine operators, so day-to-day point-to-point demand leads the market.
What is the population of Onondaga County, NY?
469,812 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 Onondaga County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Onondaga County, NY
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Contra Costa County, CA181.54
Arapahoe County, CO182.70
Denver County, CO182.47
St. Louis County, MO181.81
Davidson County, TN182.47
Milwaukee County, WI181.95
Pinellas County, FL171.76
Montgomery County, MD171.57

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