CommuteSmart Calculator

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1.

How many days per month do you work?
(21 is full time.)

2.

What is your round trip commute (in miles)?

3.

How many miles per gallon does your vehicle average?

4.

How much per gallon do you pay for gasoline?

5.

What is your cost per mile^a for maintenance, insurance, license, registration, depreciation, finance charges and taxes?

6.

How much do you pay for monthly parking?

Your estimated cost of drive-alone commuting:

Compare the yearly cost of other commute options:
If you...

Carpool with one other person:

Vanpool^b five days/week with six other people:

Compress your workweek by working four 10-hour days:

Work at home^c full time:

Notes:
a Cost per mile estimate based on AAA's 2008 estimate of operating and owning the average car.

b Cost of vanpooling based on the CommuteSmart Vanpool Program Fare Schedule effective April 1, 2008. Please check with CommuteSmart for current price, or with other regional vanpool providers for their pricing. Prices also available for non-standard workweek schedules and for various numbers of riders up to 15 passengers.

c Work at home does not need to be full time, and often is just one day per week or as needed. The cost of working at home was based on the absence of commute costs, and does not attempt to calculate costs of establishing a home office. Home office costs depend on your work needs and may range from minimal to significant. Some employers subsidize home office costs.