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Taxi, limo and NEMT industry data by state

In 2023 the US had about 3,441 taxi and ridesharing, 4,303 limousine and 3,918 special needs transportation businesses with employees, summed across the states, plus 1,376,397 self-employed taxi and limo businesses. Pick a state for its own figures.

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Where do these numbers come from?

County Business Patterns counts businesses with employees; Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses without employees, which in taxi and limousine service is mostly drivers working for themselves, including ride-hail drivers. Both are published by the US Census Bureau.[1][3]

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Sources

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  1. [1] Census CBP 2023 (read 8 Nov 2026)
  2. [2] Census CBP 2022 (read 8 Nov 2026)
  3. [3] Census Nonemployer Statistics (read 8 Nov 2026)
  4. [4] Census population estimates (read 8 Nov 2026)

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