This commute calculator takes the figures you already have and applies the relationship behind commute calculations for you, giving cost per person, total cost and total cost from i commute…, one-way distance to workplace, fuel economy, parking and toll costs, people sharing a ride, fuel price, ticket price, ticket is valid for… and wear and tear costs.
What Is the Commute Calculator?
The commute calculator turns i commute..., one-way distance to workplace, fuel economy, parking and toll costs, people sharing a ride, fuel price, ticket price, ticket is valid for... and wear and tear costs into cost per person, total cost and total cost.
It is a quick way to get from the numbers you have to the number you need, without setting up a spreadsheet or reaching for a formula.
How the Commute Works
Each result follows from the ones before it, and the calculator shows every step, so a surprising answer can be traced back to the input that caused it.
Round your inputs to the precision you actually know, and keep more precision than that in the intermediate steps.
Getting a Result You Can Trust
Run the calculation twice with slightly different inputs. A sensible calculator moves its output in proportion; a wild change points to a unit or a decimal point problem in what you entered.
Write the inputs down next to the answer. It takes a moment and it is the difference between a number you can explain and one you cannot.
A Worked Example
Working through an example, with i commute... set to 10, one-way distance to workplace set to 5, fuel economy set to 2, the calculator returns total cost of 110.01, and cost per person of 11, and total cost of 0.2. Substitute your own figures and the same steps produce the same kind of answer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do I need to work out cost per person?
Enter i commute..., one-way distance to workplace, fuel economy, parking and toll costs, people sharing a ride, fuel price, ticket price, ticket is valid for... and wear and tear costs. The calculator then works through the relationship and reports cost per person, total cost and total cost.
What does the commute actually calculate?
It takes i commute..., one-way distance to workplace, fuel economy, parking and toll costs, people sharing a ride, fuel price, ticket price, ticket is valid for... and wear and tear costs and converts them into cost per person, total cost and total cost using the standard relationship for this problem. Each step is applied in turn, so every output is traceable back to the numbers you typed in.
How should I enter i commute...?
Use the value you actually have, in the unit shown next to the field. Enter every value in the same unit system. The calculator assumes the figures you supply are consistent, so it cannot correct a mistake that happens before the calculation starts.
Is the answer exact?
It is as exact as the formula and the inputs allow. The method itself is the standard one for this problem, so the only sources of error are the figures you enter and the precision you ask for.
Does anything you type get stored?
No. The whole calculation runs inside your browser, and nothing you enter is uploaded, logged or sent anywhere.