Analysis
NAICS 485310 is the 2022 national industry for taxi and ridesharing services, part of 48531 (Taxi and Ridesharing Services). Census lists 10 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 3,441 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 22,790 people at an average annual payroll of $63,788 per employee (40th percentile of national industries). 79% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 485991, 485320, 485999 and 488999. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include cab (i.e., taxi) services, ride hailing arrangement services, ride hailing services and ridesharing arrangement services, among 10 in all.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment fell 36%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
For example, providing special needs transportation services (except to and from school or work) for the disabled or elderly are classified in 485991 (Special Needs Transportation) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing passenger transportation by automobile or van, not operated over regular routes and on regular schedules. Establishments of taxicab owner/operators, taxicab fleet operators, taxicab organizations, ridesharing services (including arrangement services), and ride hailing services (including arrangement services) are included in this industry.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing special needs transportation services (except to and from school or work) for the disabled or elderly | 485991 Special Needs Transportation |
| Providing limousine services | 485320 Limousine Service |
| Providing scheduled shuttle services between hotels, airports, or other destination points or operating car pools and vanpools | 485999 All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
| Arranging car pools and vanpools | 488999 All Other Support Activities for Transportation |
| Renting passenger cars without drivers, generally for short periods of time | 532111 Passenger Car Rental |
Index entries (10)
- Cab (i.e., taxi) services
- Ride hailing arrangement services
- Ride hailing services
- Ridesharing arrangement services
- Ridesharing services
- Taxicab dispatch services
- Taxicab fleet operators
- Taxicab organizations
- Taxicab owner-operators
- Taxicab services