Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 2,113,986[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the Nashville area?
52 employer firms and 402 jobs across the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro in 2023, 44% of all such firms in Tennessee.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | 8 | 48 | $1.4m | -11% |
| Limousine | 21 | 172 | $8.4m | +11% |
| Special needs transportation | 23 | 182 | $6.3m | +10% |
How many self-employed drivers work in Nashville?
11,003 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (5.2 per 1,000 residents), +10% on 2022's 10,044; $319.5m in receipts, roughly $29,033 a business.[2][3]
Where does Nashville rank among large US metros?
38th of 92 metros for employer firms; 44th for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around Nashville have the most operators?
Davidson County, TN leads with 31 of the metro's employer firms; 14 counties make up the Nashville metro.[1][3]
How big are Nashville's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $29,313, Limo $48,663, NEMT-type $34,549.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Limo | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEMT-type | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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)
