Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 4,967,266[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the Boston area?
385 employer firms and 5,333 jobs across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro in 2023.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | ~113 | 1,000 | $94.2m | +11% |
| Limousine | 156 | 1,798 | $71.6m | -1% |
| Special needs transportation | 116 | 2,535 | $102.3m | +12% |
How many self-employed drivers work in Boston?
40,747 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (8.2 per 1,000 residents), +14% on 2022's 35,700; $1.43bn in receipts, roughly $35,005 a business.[2][3]
Where does Boston rank among large US metros?
4th of 92 metros for employer firms; 6th for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around Boston have the most operators?
Middlesex County, MA leads with 128 of the metro's employer firms; 7 counties make up the Boston metro.[1][3]
How big are Boston's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $94,181, Limo $39,810, NEMT-type $40,369.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 80 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Limo | 95 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| NEMT-type | 48 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 10 |
Sources
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- [1] Census CBP 2023 and 2022, metro areas (read 8 Nov 2026)
- [2] Census Nonemployer Statistics, metro areas (read 8 Nov 2026)
- [3] Census metro population estimates (read 8 Nov 2026)
