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Size of the US Taxi and Limousine Service industry

NAICS 4853, Taxi and Limousine Service. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$18.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
166,632
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
7,487
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
7,230
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$2.6 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 166,632 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 75,5672019-Q2: 75,9692019-Q3: 74,8852019-Q4: 74,9052020-Q1: 68,4992020-Q2: 38,9332020-Q3: 39,6772020-Q4: 40,3082021-Q1: 40,9922021-Q2: 47,1762021-Q3: 49,3712021-Q4: 53,5302022-Q1: 54,0372022-Q2: 56,6792022-Q3: 57,5092022-Q4: 58,0502023-Q1: 68,1882023-Q2: 70,4302023-Q3: 70,2562023-Q4: 70,7942024-Q1: 149,9952024-Q2: 152,6522024-Q3: 154,5712024-Q4: 160,6932025-Q1: 158,6252025-Q2: 163,4172025-Q3: 164,1412025-Q4: 171,9702026-Q1: 166,632NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1166,6322022
2025-Q4171,9702022
2025-Q3164,1412022
2025-Q2163,4172022
2025-Q1158,6252022
2024-Q4160,6932022
2024-Q3154,5712022
2024-Q2152,6522022
2024-Q1149,9952022
2023-Q470,7942022
2023-Q370,2562022
2023-Q270,4302022
2023-Q168,1882022
2022-Q458,0502022
2022-Q357,5092022
2022-Q256,6792022
2022-Q154,0372022
2021-Q453,5302017
2021-Q349,3712017
2021-Q247,1762017
2021-Q140,9922017
2020-Q440,3082017
2020-Q339,6772017
2020-Q238,9332017
2020-Q168,4992017
2019-Q474,9052017
2019-Q374,8852017
2019-Q275,9692017
2019-Q175,5672017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 51,826 · 2023
2017: 80,9542018: 73,1402019: 71,7452020: 68,6642021: 43,9472022: 47,3972023: 51,826
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PeriodValue
202351,826
202247,397
202143,947
202068,664
201971,745
201873,140
201780,954

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 7,487 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 7,6502019-Q2: 7,6612019-Q3: 7,6582019-Q4: 7,6352020-Q1: 7,5072020-Q2: 7,3032020-Q3: 7,2872020-Q4: 7,3172021-Q1: 6,9372021-Q2: 6,9082021-Q3: 6,9802021-Q4: 7,0192022-Q1: 6,9232022-Q2: 6,8852022-Q3: 6,9672022-Q4: 7,0072023-Q1: 7,3222023-Q2: 7,3582023-Q3: 7,4582023-Q4: 7,4462024-Q1: 7,4652024-Q2: 7,5522024-Q3: 7,5682024-Q4: 7,5852025-Q1: 7,5672025-Q2: 7,5832025-Q3: 7,5942025-Q4: 7,6132026-Q1: 7,487NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q17,4872022
2025-Q47,6132022
2025-Q37,5942022
2025-Q27,5832022
2025-Q17,5672022
2024-Q47,5852022
2024-Q37,5682022
2024-Q27,5522022
2024-Q17,4652022
2023-Q47,4462022
2023-Q37,4582022
2023-Q27,3582022
2023-Q17,3222022
2022-Q47,0072022
2022-Q36,9672022
2022-Q26,8852022
2022-Q16,9232022
2021-Q47,0192017
2021-Q36,9802017
2021-Q26,9082017
2021-Q16,9372017
2020-Q47,3172017
2020-Q37,2872017
2020-Q27,3032017
2020-Q17,5072017
2019-Q47,6352017
2019-Q37,6582017
2019-Q27,6612017
2019-Q17,6502017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 7,747 · 2023
2017: 7,8872018: 8,0282019: 7,8922020: 7,5372021: 7,0222022: 7,3872023: 7,747
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PeriodValue
20237,747
20227,387
20217,022
20207,537
20197,892
20188,028
20177,887

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.9 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $2.5 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.4 billion2019-Q4: $1.4 billion2020-Q1: $1.4 billion2020-Q2: $1.0 billion2020-Q3: $915.6 million2020-Q4: $1.1 billion2021-Q1: $1.3 billion2021-Q2: $1.1 billion2021-Q3: $1.1 billion2021-Q4: $1.1 billion2022-Q1: $1.3 billion2022-Q2: $1.1 billion2022-Q3: $1.2 billion2022-Q4: $1.1 billion2023-Q1: $1.4 billion2023-Q2: $1.4 billion2023-Q3: $1.4 billion2023-Q4: $1.5 billion2024-Q1: $2.8 billion2024-Q2: $2.6 billion2024-Q3: $2.5 billion2024-Q4: $2.7 billion2025-Q1: $2.6 billion2025-Q2: $2.6 billion2025-Q3: $2.6 billion2025-Q4: $2.8 billion2026-Q1: $2.9 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.9 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.8 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.7 billion2022
2024-Q3$2.5 billion2022
2024-Q2$2.6 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.8 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.5 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.4 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.2 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.1 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.3 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$915.6 million2017
2020-Q2$1.0 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$2.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $2.6 billion · 2023
2017: $2.9 billion2018: $3.4 billion2019: $5.6 billion2020: $5.4 billion2021: $5.0 billion2022: $2.6 billion2023: $2.6 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$2.6 billion
2022$2.6 billion
2021$5.0 billion
2020$5.4 billion
2019$5.6 billion
2018$3.4 billion
2017$2.9 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages166,6322026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages7,4872026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.9 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$2.6 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns51,82620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns7,74720232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$3.6 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census84,71120222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census7,41320222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census7,23020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$18.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Taxi and Limousine Service

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
48531Taxi and Ridesharing Services$14.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census138,1012026-Q1 · QCEW
48532Limousine Service$4.4 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census28,5312026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.