Commute Cost Calculator

How Much Do You Pay to Commute?

Calculate your commuter costs

Commute Options

I drive alone

I carpool (Drive)

I carpool (Passenger)

I vanpool

I ride transit

I bike, walk or use other active transportation

Miles for your one-way commute

Miles

Average miles per gallon for your vehicle

Miles

Individual carpool fare per week

Individual vanpool fare per month

Individual transit fare per week

Average monthly parking cost (if any)

Average monthly additional costs (if any)

Average number of commuter days per week

Days

Average price you pay per gallon of fuel

Miles

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Average monthly subsidies (if any)

See if your employer offers a vanpool or bus pass subsidy at https://gotriangle.org/gopass

Average weekly payments received from carpool partners (if any)

Thank you for using our Commute Cost Calculator. We hope this information is useful. Now that you see the costs that accumulate with every commute you make when driving alone, you may want to consider alternatives. Head to the "Getting Around" tab on gotriangle.org to find a commute option that works for you. You can also get personalized assistance to find all of your options by completing this online form.

Thank you for using our Commute Cost Calculator. We hope that this information of commute costs, or in your case, savings from your smart commute is useful. Are you interested in more smart commute options? Head to the "Getting Around" tab on gotriangle.org to find additional commute options that work for you. You can also get personalized assistane to find all of your options by completing this online form.

Commute Cost

These are the costs when only the price of fuel, parking and subsidies are considered for driving alone. Choosing options other than driving alone could mean big savings.

These are the costs when only the price of fuel, parking, memberships and subsidies are considered for your commute. Choosing options other than driving alone means savings.

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Related Costs

Related Savings (Compared to Driving Alone)

Related Savings (Compared to Driving Alone or Carpool Driver)

If you add in the related costs of car ownership, you get these more realistic figures. The figures use AAA's estimate of the average cost per mile of driving a sedan at 15,000 miles per year. The average cost per mile for the year 2018 is estimated at 54.5 cents, and includes such items as fuel, maintenance, insurance, and depreciation. For details, see https://newsroom.aaa.com/auto/your-driving-costs/.

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Environmental Impact

Use the Share the Ride NC commute calendar to see your environmental impact. You can track your daily commute and get information ranging from environmental impact to calories burned. If you're using a smart commute to work, you can even enter into GoPerks monthly prize drawings.