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Commute Cost Calculator

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 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: ---------------
 
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:
Ride the bus with a monthly STA Pass:
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 Spokane Transit's Vanpool Program Fare Schedule. Please check with Spokane Transit for current price. Contact STA for more information on Vanpool fares.
  3. Cost of Spokane Transit Passes are $33/month. 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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Current News

May Winners
06/19/2008
Congratulations to Brian Smits from Honeywell. He was the winner of the commuter bike, value $500. Also, Mike Spencer from Rings & Things won a $150 REI gift card. Check to see if you were 1 of the 10 lucky winners who will receive a $25 REI gift card. Thanks to all 5,715 participants. Your efforts eliminated over 1.5 million miles on our roads during the month of May. Keep up the great work!

Check our our All Star Coach and Most Valuable Commuter Stories below! They are truly inspiring!
06/19/2008

All Star Coach Honored
06/18/2008

June Most Valuable Commuter Honored
06/18/2008

May Most Valuable Commuter Honored
06/18/2008

April Most Valuable Commuter Honored
06/18/2008

Travel Green Campaign Results & Award Winners
06/02/2008

April Travel Green Winners
05/27/2008
See if you were a lucky winner during the Travel Green campaign in April!

All Star Coach Honored
04/22/2008
Don McDowell, ETC for Spokane County, doubled his bus ridership after implementing the Smart Card.

March Most Valuable Commuter
04/22/2008
Kathy Garrity at Sacred Heart Medical Center has been teleworking for 4 years, eliminating her commute alltogether!

February Most Valuable Commuter
04/22/2008
Kelly Pinkerton at Safeco Insurance says "It's less stressful to drive the vanpool then to drive alone."

January Most Valuable Commuter
04/22/2008
With a 23-mile commute, Dan Finn at Spokane County saves money and helps the environment by carpooling to work with wife.

Want to start bicycling this spring?
04/21/2008
The Spokane Bicycle Club's bike buddy program can help get you cycling to work. Check it out!

STA's Trip Planner
04/09/2008
Plan your commute to work with STA's new Trip Planner. It's easy and convenient!

Travel Green Initiative Launched!
03/12/2008
Recognizing employers for promoting and encouraging CTR at their worksite.

RideshareOnline Success Story!
11/01/2007

Biking on the Web and the Inland Northwest
07/30/2007
Barb Chamberlain from WSU Spokane takes advantage of pedal power and the web to get from point A to point B. See how!

Previous Way to Go Winners
07/10/2007

 

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