Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 19,726,871[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the New York area?
2,758 employer firms and 14,101 jobs across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro in 2023.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | 1,357 | 3,421 | $128.3m | +18% |
| Limousine | 1,101 | 4,530 | $208.0m | -1% |
| Special needs transportation | 300 | 6,150 | $269.1m | +1% |
How many self-employed drivers work in New York?
217,301 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (11 per 1,000 residents), +8% on 2022's 201,751; $11.14bn in receipts, roughly $51,258 a business.[2][3]
Where does New York rank among large US metros?
1st of 92 metros for employer firms; 1st for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around New York have the most operators?
Kings County, NY leads with 630 of the metro's employer firms; 22 counties make up the New York metro.[1][3]
| County | People | Taxi | Limo | NEMT-type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings County, NY | 2,592,937 | 323 | 242 | 65 |
| Queens County, NY | 2,294,682 | 520 | 274 | 45 |
| New York County, NY | 1,633,229 | 58 | 41 | 6 |
| Suffolk County, NY | 1,529,029 | 48 | 70 | 20 |
| Nassau County, NY | 1,386,052 | 80 | 99 | 22 |
| Bronx County, NY | 1,375,266 | 87 | 30 | 19 |
| Westchester County, NY | 996,926 | 51 | 73 | 34 |
| Bergen County, NJ | 966,484 | 15 | 52 | 8 |
How big are New York's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $37,504, Limo $45,907, NEMT-type $43,762.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 1,246 | 59 | 30 | 19 | 0 |
| Limo | 930 | 77 | 55 | 24 | 15 |
| NEMT-type | 151 | 49 | 34 | 42 | 24 |
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)
