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Taxi and limousine market data for Luzerne County, PA

Luzerne County, PA supports 7 taxi and limousine businesses across 331,379 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
59
Sector employees
0%
Under 5 employees
2.11
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

  • Luzerne County, PA has 7 taxi and limousine businesses, ranking 163 of 348 published county markets.
  • The split is 3 taxi and ridesharing operators to 4 limousine operators.
  • 0.0 per cent of local operators employ fewer than five people.
  • That is 2.11 for-hire businesses per 100,000 residents, against a national median of 2.16.
  • The sector employs about 59 people locally.

Luzerne 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 Luzerne County, PA, County Business Patterns 2023
MeasureLuzerne County
CountyLuzerne County, PA
StatePennsylvania
Residents (Census 2024 estimate)331,379
Taxi and limousine establishments7
Taxi and limousine employeesCensus noise flag G — approximate.59
Taxi and limousine annual payroll$1.2m
Taxi and ridesharing establishments3
Taxi and ridesharing employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.36
Taxi and ridesharing annual payroll$764,000
Limousine establishments4
Limousine employeesCensus noise flag H — approximate.23
Limousine annual payroll$396,000
Operators with 5-9 employees3
Operators per 100,000 residentsderived7 establishments ÷ 331,379 residents × 100,000.2.11
Share of operators with fewer than 5 employeesderived0 of 7 establishments.0.0%
Annual payroll per employeederived$1.2m payroll ÷ 59 employees.$19,661
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.163 of 348

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

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

Luzerne County, PA2.11Pennsylvania median1.70US median2.16
Taxi and limousine businesses per 100,000 residents — Luzerne County, PA against its state and the national medianbusinesses per 100,000 residents.

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

Luzerne County, PA has 7 taxi and limousine businesses in the 2023 County Business Patterns, employing about 59 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 Luzerne County, PA large fleets or owner-drivers?

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

A relatively small share of operators are micro-businesses, so the work is concentrated in larger fleets where controller workflow, account billing and reporting carry more weight than ease of setup.

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

Luzerne County, PA has 2.11 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 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 Luzerne County, PA cost?

Annual payroll works out at about $19,661 per employee across the sector in Luzerne County, PA.

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

Luzerne County, PA taxi market: common questions

How many taxi and limousine companies are there in Luzerne County, PA?
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 Luzerne County, PA mostly small?
0.0 per cent employ fewer than five people, which is low: the work here is concentrated in larger fleets. The national median across published county markets is 67.1 per cent.
Is there room for another taxi operator in Luzerne County, PA?
Luzerne County, PA supports 2.11 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 Luzerne County, PA 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 Luzerne County, PA?
331,379 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 Luzerne County

Closest by operator count, weighted towards the same state.

County markets with a comparable operator base to Luzerne County, PA
CountyOperatorsPer 100,000
Kern County, CA70.76
Adams County, CO71.29
Kent County, DE73.63
Lake County, FL71.58
Maui County, HI74.28
Douglas County, NE71.16

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