Commute Cost Calculator

Compare the actual cost of three different commuting modes.

Fill out this form to figure out your annual drive-alone commute cost. Compare it to the cost of carpooling and vanpooling. If your employer subsidizes commute options such as transit, carpooling or vanpooling, or if you receive free HOV parking, the costs of other modes may be even lower.

1. How many days per month do you work? (21 is full time.)
2. What is your round-trip commute (in miles)?
Use MapQuest to help you calculate
3. How many miles per gallon does your vehicle average?
Use Federal Fuel Economy Guide
4. How much per gallon do you pay for gasoline?
Use AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report		 $ 
5. What is your cost per mile1 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: Monthly $ 
  Yearly $ 
Compare the yearly cost of other commute options:
If you...
Carpool with one other person: $ 
Vanpool2 five days/week with six other people: $ 

Notes:

  1. Cost per mile estimate based on AAA's "Your Driving Costs 2011" brochure, excluding fuel costs.
  2. Cost of vanpooling based on King County Metro Vanpool Program 5-day work week Fare Schedule effective October 1, 2008. Please check with King County Metro for current vanpool fares, or with other state vanpool providers for their pricing. Vanpool fares are also available for non-standard workweek schedules and for various numbers of riders up to 15-passenger vans.