Commute Cost Calculator
Compare the actual cost of six different modes. Fill out this form to figure out your annual drive-alone commute cost! Compare it to the cost of other options. 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	0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150
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 Guage 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:		---------------
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Compare the yearly cost of other commute options: If you...
Carpool with one other person:
Vanpool2 five days/week with six other people:
Ride the bus with a 1-zone annual Puget Pass3:
Ride the bus with a 2-zone annual Puget Pass3:
Compress your workweek by working four 10-hour days:
Work at home4 full time:

Notes:

1. Cost per mile estimate based on AAA's "Your Driving Costs 2004" brochure.
2. Cost of vanpooling based on King County Metro Vanpool Program Fare Schedule effective January 1, 2005. Please check with King County Metro 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-passenger vans.
3. Cost of Puget Passes effective June 2005. Please check with King County Metro for current price. If you ride other regional transportation, your actual costs may vary. Check with your employer–some employers subsidize transit passes, so your costs might be lower.
4. 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.

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Commute Cost Calculator based on City of Bellevue's One Less Car Program calculator and King County Metro's Calculate Your Commute page links.