Commute Cost Comparison Calculator

Compare annual commute costs between your current and new home, including fuel, tolls, wear, and the dollar value of time saved.

Annual Savings

$2,588

Inputs

Current One-Way Commute

miles

New One-Way Commute

miles

Fuel Cost

$/gal

Vehicle Fuel Economy

mpg

Workdays Per Year

Current Daily Tolls

New Daily Tolls

Comparison

Current Annual Commute Cost

$4,313

Total annual cost of your current commute (fuel + tolls + wear).

New Annual Commute Cost

$1,725

Total annual cost of the commute from your new home.

Daily Savings

$10.35

Average savings per workday.

Time Value Saved (Annual)

$6,250

Dollar value of time saved based on $25/hr and 30 mph average speed.

How to Use This Calculator

Enter your Current One-Way Commute distance and the New One-Way Commute distance.
Set Fuel Cost ($/gal) and Vehicle Fuel Economy (MPG).
Enter Workdays per Year and any Daily Tolls for each commute.
Review the annual cost difference between current and new commute, and the monthly savings or added cost.

How the result changes with Current One-Way Commute

Current One-Way Commute	Annual Savings
20	$1,725
70	$10,350
130	$20,700
180	$29,325

What each input means

Current One-Way Commute: One-way distance from your current home to work.
New One-Way Commute: One-way distance from your new home to work.
Fuel Cost: Current price per gallon of gas or diesel in your area.
Vehicle Fuel Economy: Your vehicle's average miles per gallon. Check fueleconomy.gov for your car.
Workdays Per Year: Number of days you commute annually. 250 is standard for 5 days/week with 2 weeks vacation.
Current Daily Tolls: Round-trip toll cost for your current commute.
New Daily Tolls: Round-trip toll cost for the commute from your new home.

What each result means

Current Annual Commute Cost: Total annual cost of your current commute (fuel + tolls + wear).
New Annual Commute Cost: Total annual cost of the commute from your new home.
Annual Savings: How much you save (or spend more) per year. Positive = savings.
Daily Savings: Average savings per workday.
Time Value Saved (Annual): Dollar value of time saved based on $25/hr and 30 mph average speed.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
Current One-Way Commute = 25, New One-Way Commute = 10, Fuel Cost = 3.5, Vehicle Fuel Economy = 28 = 7 input(s) provided
Calculate Annual Savings
Annual Savings
2588 = 2588
Calculate Current Annual Commute Cost
Current Annual Commute Cost
4313 = 4313
Calculate New Annual Commute Cost
New Annual Commute Cost
1725 = 1725

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