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Commute Cost Calculator

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 parking for sharing a ride, the costs of other modes may be even lower.

(Press TAB to move to the next field and SHIFT-TAB to move back one field. After final entry or changing an entry, TAB to next field to ensure complete calculation.)

1.	How many days per month do you work? (21 is full time.)
2.	What is your round trip commute (in miles)?
3.	How many miles per gallon does your vehicle average?
4.	How much per gallon do you pay for gasoline?
5.	What is your cost per mile ^a 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:
Vanpool^b five days/week with six other people:
Ride the bus^c with an All Zone TriMet pass
Ride the bus with a 2-Zone TriMet pass^c
Compress your workweek^d by working four 10-hour days:
Work at home full time:

^Notes:
^a Cost per mile estimate based on AAA's "Your Driving Costs 2001" brochure.
^b Cost of vanpooling based on average subsidized vanpool costs. Please check with Metro for current subsidies. You can also check with other regional vanpool providers for their pricing.Prices also available for non-standard work week schedules and for various numbers of riders up to 15-passenger vans.
^c Price shown is for a TriMet annual pass.Cost of TriMet passes effective September 2001. Check with your employer -- some employers subsidize transit passes, so your costs could be lower.