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Taxi and limousine market data for San Bernardino County, CA

San Bernardino County, CA supports 28 taxi and limousine businesses across 2,214,281 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.

28
For-hire businesses
52
Sector employees
93%
Under 5 employees
1.26
Per 100,000 residents

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

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12 licensed hackney carriages and 16 private hire vehicles, a total of 28 licensed vehicles. Hackney carriages are 42.9 per cent of the licensed fleet.28licensed vehicles
12 hackney (42.9%)16 private hire

Key takeaways

  • San Bernardino County, CA has 28 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 49 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 12 taxi and ridesharing operators to 16 limousine operators.
  • 92.9 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 1.26 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 52 people locally.

San Bernardino County, CA 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 San Bernardino County, CA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureSan Bernardino County
CountySan Bernardino County, CA
StateCalifornia
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)2,214,281
Taxi and limousine establishments28
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.52
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$1.3m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments12
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.11
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$224,000
Limousine establishments16
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag J — approximate.41
Limousine annual payroll$1.1m
Operators with 1-4 employees26
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived28 establishments ÷ 2,214,281 residents × 100,000.1.26
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived26 of 28 establishments.92.9%
Annual payroll per employeederived$1.3m payroll ÷ 52 employees.$24,654
Taxi share of taxi-plus-limousine operatorsderived12 taxi ÷ 28 taxi and limousine establishments.42.9%
Rank among published US county marketsderivedBy taxi and limousine establishments.49 of 348

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

How does San Bernardino County, CA compare on operators per head?

San Bernardino County, CA1.26California median1.93US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — San Bernardino County, CA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

How big is the for-hire market in San Bernardino County, CA?

San Bernardino County, CA has 28 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 52 people — 12 in taxi and ridesharing services and 16 in limousine service.

A market of this size is big enough that customers have alternatives and small enough that reputation travels quickly.

Are operators in San Bernardino County, CA large fleets or owner-drivers?

92.9 per cent of operators in San Bernardino County, CA 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 San Bernardino County, CA over- or under-served for for-hire vehicles?

San Bernardino County, CA has 1.26 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 California the median is 1.93 per 100,000, so this county is thinner than its state norm.

What does the for-hire workforce in San Bernardino County, CA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $24,654 per employee across the sector in San Bernardino County, CA.

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

San Bernardino County, CA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in San Bernardino County, CA?
28 establishments in the 2023 County Business Patterns, of which 12 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 San Bernardino County, CA mostly small?
92.9 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 San Bernardino County, CA?
San Bernardino County, CA supports 1.26 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 San Bernardino County, CA a taxi market or a limousine and black-car market?
12 operators are classified as taxi and ridesharing services and 16 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 San Bernardino County, CA?
2,214,281 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 San Bernardino County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to San Bernardino County, CA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Sacramento County, CA281.74
Will County, IL283.95
Monmouth County, NJ284.32
Morris County, NJ285.35
Mecklenburg County, NC282.32
Lake County, IL294.04
Essex County, NJ273.06
Tarrant County, TX271.21
Monroe County, NY263.46

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