Bike Commute Savings Calculator

Annual savings from cycling vs driving to work.

One-way commute (miles)

Workdays per week

Weeks per year

Fuel price ($/gal)

Car MPG

Parking cost ($/day)

Bike maintenance ($/yr)

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Annual savings ($)

$2,800.00

≈ 22 pairs of sneakers

Annual car commute cost ($)$3,000.00

Annual bike cost ($)$200.00

Annual commute miles4,800

Calories burned/year192,000

CO₂ saved (lbs)4,275

How to Use This Calculator

Enter One-way commute (miles), Workdays per week, and Weeks per year.
Set Fuel price ($/gal), Car MPG, and Parking cost ($/day).
Adjust Bike maintenance ($/yr) as needed.
Review the Annual savings ($) ($) result.
Use Annual car commute cost ($) ($) and Annual bike cost ($) ($) to inform your decision.

How the result changes with Workdays per week

One-way commute (miles): One-way distance from home to work in miles.
Workdays per week: Days per week you commute.
Weeks per year: Weeks you commute per year (accounting for vacation, weather).
Fuel price ($/gal): Current fuel price per gallon.
Car MPG: Your car's fuel economy in miles per gallon.
Parking cost ($/day): Daily parking cost at work.
Bike maintenance ($/yr): Annual bicycle maintenance cost (tires, tubes, chains, tune-ups).

Annual savings ($): Money saved per year by bike commuting instead of driving.
Annual car commute cost ($): Total annual cost of driving: fuel + parking + wear.
Annual bike cost ($): Annual bicycle maintenance and gear costs.
Annual commute miles: Total round-trip commute miles per year.
Calories burned/year: Approximate calories burned cycling (~40 cal/mile).
CO₂ saved (lbs): Pounds of CO₂ emissions avoided per year.

Identify Input Parameters
4 parameters
One-way commute (miles) = 10, Workdays per week = 5, Weeks per year = 48, Fuel price ($/gal) = 3.5 = 7 input(s) provided
Calculate Annual savings
Annual savings = totalCarCost - totalBikeCost
2800 = $2,800
Calculate Annual car commute cost
Annual car commute cost = annualFuelCost + annualParkingCost + annualCarWear
3000 = $3,000
Calculate Annual bike cost
200 = $200