Key facts
- Metro population (July 2023)
- 4,078,828[3]
How many taxi, limo and NEMT companies are in the Seattle area?
84 employer firms and 1,503 jobs across the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro in 2023, 53% of all such firms in Washington.[1]
| Trade | Firms | Jobs | Payroll | Firms vs 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi and ridesharing | ~18 | 95 | $14.6m | +13% |
| Limousine | 32 | 215 | $7.7m | +3% |
| Special needs transportation | 34 | 1,193 | $60.4m | -3% |
How many self-employed drivers work in Seattle?
18,384 nonemployer taxi and limo businesses (4.5 per 1,000 residents), +7% on 2022's 17,221; $835.6m in receipts, roughly $45,450 a business.[2][3]
Where does Seattle rank among large US metros?
25th of 92 metros for employer firms; 59th for limo firms per head.[1][2][3]
Which counties around Seattle have the most operators?
King County, WA leads with 51 of the metro's employer firms; 3 counties make up the Seattle metro.[1][3]
How big are Seattle's operators, and what do they pay?
Average payroll per job: Taxi $153,916, Limo $35,698, NEMT-type $50,635.[1]
| Trade | 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taxi | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Limo | 24 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| NEMT-type | 9 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 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)
