Commute Cost Calculator
Turn a daily drive into a yearly dollar figure — fuel, parking, and optional wear. Click any i for detail.
Commute
One-way distance (mi)
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One-way
Home to work in miles. We double it for a round trip. |
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Workdays per year
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Days
≈ 260 minus PTO and holidays. 220 is a common in-office sketch. |
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MPG
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MPG
Combined mpg you actually see on this commute, not window-sticker highway. |
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Fuel price ($/gal)
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Fuel
Pump price you want to model. |
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Parking ($/month)
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Parking
Monthly garage or lot. Use 0 if street parking is free. |
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Wear ($/mile)
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Wear
Tires, oil, and depreciation sketch. IRS mileage is a reimbursement rate, not your cash cost — enter what you want to stress-test. |
How to use this calculator
- Enter one-way miles.
- Set in-office days.
- Confirm mpg and gas price.
- Add parking and optional wear per mile.
Results explained
Annual miles = one-way × 2 × days. Fuel = miles ÷ mpg × price. Parking is monthly × 12. Wear is miles × $/mile. A single road trip belongs on the gas-trip page.
Quick reference: commute
Hybrid days are just fewer workdays in this model.
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| 18 mi one-way × 220 days | 7,920 mi/year |
| 28 mpg @ $3.45 | Fuel line on the result |
| Wear $0.12/mi | Tires/oil sketch, not full IRS rate |
| Remote day | Lower the day count |
One-off trip: gas trip calculator.
How the estimate is built
annual miles = one-way × 2 × days; fuel = miles/mpg × price; total = fuel + parking×12 + miles×wear.
Example scenario
18 miles each way, 220 days, 28 mpg, $3.45/gal, $0.12/mi wear → see the result panel for the annual total.
FAQ
Round trip?
Yes — we double one-way miles.
Transit or EV?
Not this page — enter a $0 wear and treat parking as a pass if you want a hybrid sketch.
Reimbursement vs cost?
Mileage reimbursement is the other calculator.