Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 2,434,464[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the Sacramento area?
88 employer firms and 784 jobs across the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro in 2023, 6% of all such firms in California.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | 10 | 108 | $15.0m | +25% |
| Limousine | ~25 | 72 | $3.8m | +39% |
| Special needs transportation | 53 | 604 | $24.2m | +13% |
How many self-employed drivers work in Sacramento?
11,144 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (4.6 per 1,000 residents), +11% on 2022's 10,077; $300.3m in receipts, roughly $26,950 a business.[2][3]
Where does Sacramento rank among large US metros?
21st of 92 metros for employer firms; 41st for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around Sacramento have the most operators?
Sacramento County, CA leads with 70 of the metro's employer firms; 4 counties make up the Sacramento metro.[1][3]
How big are Sacramento's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $138,500, Limo $52,819, NEMT-type $40,038.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Limo | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEMT-type | 28 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 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)
