Your car's gas mileage (MPG)
Price of gas per gallon	$
Number of miles in your round trip commute
Size of your car	Small Car Medium Car Large Car Mini-Van SUV  *
Daily parking cost for your car	$  **
Daily round trip commute cost using public transportation	$
TOTALS
Your yearly cost of commuting by car
Your yearly cost of commuting by public transportation
YOU SAVE
Your total savings
If you can live with one less vehicle in your household, you would save	***

   

Find Public Transportation In Your Community

Click on your state below to locate the public transit system in your community.

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* Based on the following estimates for increased costs of maintenance and tire replacement per mile.

	Small Car per mile	Medium Car per mile	Large Car per mile	Mini-Van per mile	SUV per mile
Maintenance	4.26 cents	4.51 cents	4.92 cents	4.87 cents	4.94 cents
Tires	0.61 cents	0.87 cents	0.82 cents	0.95 cents	0.74 cents

** Those who receive free parking may instead be entitled to a public transit subsidy up to $230 per month.  Click on It Pays To Ride Public Transportation to find out more. 

*** If you can live with one less vehicle in your household, you would save an additional $5,716 in car ownership cost (full-coverage insurance, license, registration, taxes, depreciation and finance charge).

The ownership, maintenance and tire replacement cost are from the AAA 2008 Your Driving Costs.

Further Reading

• Your Driving Costs 2009 AAA

• Many families are opting for a single car to save money