Calculate Your Savings by Riding Wave Transit

This calculator can help you determine how much you can save by riding Wave Transit. All of the values can be changed to meet you particular driving situation. Wave Transit adult round trip fare is currently $3.00. The calculator is provided for estimating purposes only. Wave Transit does not guarantee that the results are 100% accurate.

Your car's gas mileage (MPG)
Cost of gas per gallon	$
Number of miles in round trip commute
Size of your car
Daily parking cost	$
Daily round trip commute using Wave Transit	$
Totals:
Annual cost of commuting in your vehicle:	Annual cost of commuting on Wave Transit:
$	$
By riding Wave Transit you save: $

If you don't pay to park, please enter 0.
The estimates for increased costs of maintenance and tire replacement per mile were derived using the following estimates.

	Small Car	Medium Car	Large Car	Mini-Van	SUV
Maintenance	3.98 cents	4.67 cents	5.07 cents	4.76 cents	5.47 cents
Tires	0.55 cents	0.85 cents	0.77 cents	0.67 cents	0.93 cents

A public transit subsidy of up to $115 per month is available for Wave Transit passengers. Ask your employer or tax preparer for additional information. Public Transportaion.org, a website of the American Public Transportation Association, has additional information on the tax subsidy.
If you are able to eliminate one vehicle in your household, you can save an additional $5,576 (approximately) in car ownership cost (full-covereage insurance, license, registration, taxes, depreciation and finance charge). The ownership, maintenance and tire replacement cost are from the AAA 2011 Your Driving Costs.