Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 4,609,445[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the San Francisco area?
212 employer firms and 2,449 jobs across the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro in 2023, 15% of all such firms in California.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | ~38 | 953 | $351.5m | +36% |
| Limousine | 119 | 858 | $40.9m | +17% |
| Special needs transportation | 55 | 638 | $28.2m | +6% |
How many self-employed drivers work in San Francisco?
30,146 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (6.5 per 1,000 residents), +9% on 2022's 27,669; $1.20bn in receipts, roughly $39,709 a business.[2][3]
Where does San Francisco rank among large US metros?
7th of 92 metros for employer firms; 10th for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around San Francisco have the most operators?
Alameda County, CA leads with 56 of the metro's employer firms; 5 counties make up the San Francisco metro.[1][3]
How big are San Francisco's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $368,865, Limo $47,718, NEMT-type $44,141.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 23 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Limo | 90 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| NEMT-type | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 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)
