How Many Work Hours Pay for Your Commute?
The commute charges you before the workday even begins. Combine the recurring cash costs and make that tradeoff visible.
- ✓ Combines fuel, fares, tolls, and parking
- ✓ Keeps travel time separate from cash cost
- ✓ Makes remote days and alternatives comparable
247 hours
of take-home working life every year.
- Annual cost
- $4,940
- 8-hour workdays
- 30.9
- Five-year value*
- $6,929
The price tag is only the beginning.
$95 per week for fuel, tolls, and parking costs $4,940 per year—247 hours at $20 take-home per hour.
Calculate your number →We make the hidden time cost of money visible.
A price can tell you what leaves your account. It cannot tell you how long you worked to earn it, what the recurring cost becomes over a year, or whether today’s purchase takes money already promised to next week.
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Before you decide.
Should I include commute time?
Add it after the result. This calculator converts money into earning time; commute time is a separate cost.
What about maintenance?
Include the portion of maintenance and depreciation you reasonably attribute to commuting if you want a fuller estimate.