Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 1,965,478[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the San Jose area?
62 employer firms and 548 jobs across the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro in 2023, 4% of all such firms in California.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | ~11 | 120 | $25.6m | +57% |
| Limousine | 39 | 366 | $19.7m | +22% |
| Special needs transportation | 12 | 62 | $3.1m | flat |
How many self-employed drivers work in San Jose?
9,759 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (5 per 1,000 residents), +17% on 2022's 8,322; $324.9m in receipts, roughly $33,294 a business.[2][3]
Where does San Jose rank among large US metros?
34th of 92 metros for employer firms; 17th for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around San Jose have the most operators?
Santa Clara County, CA leads with 61 of the metro's employer firms; 2 counties make up the San Jose metro.[1][3]
How big are San Jose's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $213,492, Limo $53,749, NEMT-type $50,661.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Limo | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NEMT-type | 8 | 0 | 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)
