Knox Smart Trips: Promoting Alternatives to Driving Alone

Commuting Cost Calculator
Compare the actual cost of six different modes.

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 riding the bus, carpooling or vanpooling, your actual costs for these options may be even lower.

Navigate the form below using your TAB key or or your mouse. Make sure you hit TAB after the final entry to ensure a 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?
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Compare the yearly cost of other commute options: If you...
Carpool with one other person:
Vanpool^b:
Ride the bus^c:
Compress your workweek by working four 10-hour days:
Work at home^d full time:

^Notes:

^a Cost per mile estimate based on AAA's "Your Driving Costs 2006" brochure.
^b Cost of vanpooling is based on 12 passengers and a 40-mile roundtrip.
^c Cost of Knoxville Area Transit bus pas was current in January 2006. Please check with KAT for current price. Check with your employer–some employers subsidize transit passes, so your costs might be lower.
^d 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.

Contact Smart Trips

Smart Trips, a program of the Knoxville Regional Transportation Planning Organization, serves the urbanized areas of Knox, Blount, Sevier, Jefferson, and Anderson Counties. The Smart Trips Program is funded by the US Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Knox County, the ALCOA Foundation and Tennessee Valley Bicycles.

Smart Trips Waiver of Liability
Participation in Smart Trips programs such as carpool, vanpool, riding the bus, biking, walking to work, and the Emergency Ride Home (ERH) program is an individual decision. Participants are completely responsible for the operation of carpools and participation in any Smart Trips programs. SMART TRIPS AND THE KNOXVILLE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, EXPENSES, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL'S PARTICIPATION IN A CARPOOL, VANPOOL, BUS, BIKE, WALK, OR ERH PROGRAMS.