Towing data for Orlando: what the federal numbers say
Free local data for towing work in Orlando, taken from federal sources and last pulled October 30, 2026. It covers the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area, starting with records that bear on towing work directly, then the homes and the local trade.
Fatal crashes on roads around Orlando
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System counted 1,655 crashes that killed at least one person in the 4 counties of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area from 2020 to 2024, with 1,779 people killed. That is 11.8 fatal crashes a year per 100,000 residents, against 14.2 for Florida and 11.3 for the US as a whole.
The yearly count went from 225 in 2010 to 281 in 2024, peaking at 384 in 2022. Deaths averaged 12.7 a year per 100,000 residents over 2020 to 2024, compared with 12.3 nationally.
The table lists the roads named most often in fatal crash reports in these counties from 2020 to 2024. Interstates and state routes lead partly because they carry the most traffic, so a high count reflects volume as well as risk.
| Road | Fatal crashes 2020-2024 | People killed |
|---|---|---|
| State Route 50 | 105 | 110 |
| US 441 | 89 | 98 |
| Interstate 4 | 70 | 76 |
| US 17 | 61 | 63 |
| US 192 | 58 | 62 |
| State Route 91 | 51 | 57 |
| State Route 436 | 43 | 46 |
| US 27 | 42 | 48 |
Source: NHTSA FARS 2010 to 2024: one record per crash on a public road in which someone died within 30 days, placed by county. 2024 is the Annual Report File and may be revised. Road names come from the trafficway field of the crash report; a crash at an intersection is counted once, under the first road listed. Population: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
The housing here
Towing follows vehicles rather than houses. This data cannot count cars, so metro size stands in for demand. In the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area, 16,562 of 1,145,360 homes (1.4%) were built before 1940, and 82,799 (7.2%) before 1960. Nationally the shares are 11.7% and 25.6%. The median home across the metro is worth $369,800, against $332,700 nationally. 36.9% of households rent.
| Area | Homes | Median year built | Built before 1940 | Built before 1960 | Renters | Median value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area | 1,145,360 | 1995 | 1.4% | 7.2% | 36.9% | $369,800 |
| Orange County, Florida | 586,805 | 1994 | 1.5% | 8.9% | 43.2% | $390,100 |
| Seminole County, Florida | 199,565 | 1988 | 1.2% | 5.5% | 33.8% | $386,900 |
| Lake County, Florida | 187,580 | 1997 | 1.9% | 7.7% | 22.4% | $318,400 |
| Orlando (city) | 148,754 | 1992 | 2.6% | 13.3% | 60.5% | $394,100 |
| Kissimmee (city) | 30,926 | 1992 | 2.0% | 5.5% | 53.7% | $304,400 |
| Sanford (city) | 27,088 | 1994 | 5.5% | 13.6% | 48.0% | $309,300 |
| Florida | 10,256,470 | 1988 | 1.9% | 10.2% | 32.4% | $359,000 |
| United States | 143,775,355 | 1980 | 11.7% | 25.6% | 34.8% | $332,700 |
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024. Counties shown are the main ones in the metro (4 in all).
The local market
County Business Patterns counts 96 motor vehicle towing establishments across the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Metro Area, 0.94 for every ten thousand households. That is roughly one for every 10,649 households. The Census counts locations rather than companies, so a one-truck operator and a national chain's branch each count once.
The 2022 Economic Census counted 89 such establishments. They employed 446 people and paid $20.6 million in annual payroll. They took in $136.5 million in revenue.
Home prices
The Federal Housing Finance Agency's house price index for Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is up 0.9% over the latest year (through 2025). Over five years it is up 57.4%, and over ten it is up 126.2%. The index follows repeat sales of the same houses, so it measures how prices moved, not what any one home sells for this month.
What the trade pays
Light Truck Drivers (SOC 53-3033) in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL earned a mean of $21.27 an hour ($44,250 a year) in May 2025, against $23.45 an hour ($48,770) nationally, about 9% below the national mean. The median is $20.13 an hour here and $21.57 nationally. BLS estimates 9,590 people hold that job in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
No occupation code matches towing work exactly, so this uses the closest match: Light Truck Drivers. These are wages paid to workers, not prices charged to customers; a customer's bill also has to cover the vehicle and the insurance.
Where these numbers come from
- NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25034, B25040, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25077, B01003, B11001
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2015-2019 (county trend comparison)
- FHFA House Price Index (all-transactions, annual, NSA), Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023, NAICS 488410 (motor vehicle towing)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024, table B11001 (households, density denominator)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census, NAICS 488410, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) (OEWS), Light Truck Drivers (53-3033), Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, May 2025 (national benchmark: U.S.)
The American Community Survey is a sample, so every housing figure carries a margin of error, and it is widest for small areas. Where a source suppresses a cell to protect individual businesses or because the sample is too thin, we leave it blank rather than estimate it. Orlando Tow Desk reads these files and does not edit them.