Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 3,722,476[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the Minneapolis area?
98 employer firms and 1,971 jobs across the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro in 2023.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | 24 | 163 | $18.3m | -8% |
| Limousine | 25 | 354 | $10.3m | -7% |
| Special needs transportation | 49 | 1,454 | $66.4m | -2% |
How many self-employed drivers work in Minneapolis?
14,967 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (4 per 1,000 residents), +16% on 2022's 12,865; $475.3m in receipts, roughly $31,754 a business.[2][3]
Where does Minneapolis rank among large US metros?
19th of 92 metros for employer firms; 64th for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around Minneapolis have the most operators?
Hennepin County, MN leads with 39 of the metro's employer firms; 15 counties make up the Minneapolis metro.[1][3]
How big are Minneapolis's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $112,067, Limo $29,206, NEMT-type $45,638.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Limo | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| NEMT-type | 17 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
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)
