Commute Cost Calculator

Your details

Distance from home to workplace (one way). The calculator doubles it for the round trip.
miles
How many days per week you travel to the office. Use 2 or 3 for hybrid schedules.
days
Weeks you actually commute in a year, after holidays and remote-work weeks.
weeks
Your vehicle's real-world fuel economy. The EPA rating is typically 10-20% higher than real-world use.
MPG
What you currently pay per gallon or litre at the pump.
$/gal
Parking fee each day you commute. Enter 0 if parking is free.
$/day
Total toll charges each commute day (round trip).
$/day
Vehicle wear-and-tear per distance unit: oil, tires, brakes, depreciation. IRS mileage rate guidance suggests $0.10-$0.20/mile for maintenance alone.
$/mile
Total riders including yourself. Costs are split equally. A second rider cuts per-person cost in half.
people
Used to value your commute time. Leave at 0 to exclude time cost from the total.
$/hr
Average speed door-to-door including stops and traffic. City driving is typically 15-25 mph; highway 50-65 mph.
mph
Currency
Annual total costVery high commute cost
$11,060

All commute costs combined over a full year (per person)

Cost per commute day$44.24
Monthly cost$922
Annual fuel cost$1,167
Annual parking & tolls$1,750
Annual maintenance$1,000
Annual time cost$7,143
Annual commute distance10,000mi
Annual hours commuting286hrs
Annual CO2 emissions6,533lb
Cost per mile$1.11

Your commute costs you $11060 per year.

  • At $922/month, your commute costs $11060 per year in total.
  • Time is 65% of that total: you spend about 286 hours commuting annually, worth $7143 at your hourly rate.
  • Your commute emits roughly 6533 lb (2963 kg) of CO2 per year.
  • Adding one carpool partner would roughly halve your vehicle costs, saving hundreds of dollars a year.

Next stepWith costs this high, compare the savings from a closer home, a higher-fuel-economy vehicle, or hybrid remote work against the lifestyle trade-offs.

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