Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 6,280,902[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the Philadelphia area?
201 employer firms and 2,873 jobs across the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro in 2023.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | 48 | 227 | $18.6m | flat |
| Limousine | 90 | 848 | $29.0m | +8% |
| Special needs transportation | 63 | 1,798 | $73.4m | -14% |
How many self-employed drivers work in Philadelphia?
31,770 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (5.1 per 1,000 residents), +7% on 2022's 29,571; $958.9m in receipts, roughly $30,182 a business.[2][3]
Where does Philadelphia rank among large US metros?
8th of 92 metros for employer firms; 26th for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around Philadelphia have the most operators?
Philadelphia County, PA leads with 52 of the metro's employer firms; 11 counties make up the Philadelphia metro.[1][3]
| County | People | Taxi | Limo | NEMT-type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia County, PA | 1,563,349 | 20 | 15 | 17 |
| Montgomery County, PA | 871,673 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Bucks County, PA | 647,625 | 7 | 13 | 7 |
| New Castle County, DE | 582,325 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Delaware County, PA | 580,538 | 0 | 14 | 5 |
| Chester County, PA | 555,310 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Camden County, NJ | 529,576 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Burlington County, NJ | 470,561 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
How big are Philadelphia's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $82,128, Limo $34,222, NEMT-type $40,809.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Limo | 63 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| NEMT-type | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
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)
