Calculate Savings
Save Money
Fuel costs, lost wages, expense of a commute and vehicle maintenance/insurance all can benefit from a JobSwap.
Regain Time
Hours spent commuting can be used for more enjoyable, healthy and beneficial activities. Reclaim the time your commute costs you and live more!
Environmental Impacts
Fuel, pollution, and emissions from long commutes cost you and the environment in many ways. Do your part today by using JobSwap to shorten your commute.
Health & Wellness
A cleaner environment, commuting less & living more, use your regained hours to take a bike ride, go to the gym or just have a glass of Chardonnay in your garden and feel good about what you JobSwap contributed to overall wellness.
Savings per year with a reduced commute!
See some of the potential savings in these categories
Let's assume a 10 mile commute / each way / each day - 5 days a week costs you and average in fuel of...
- 10 miles one way x 2 (to & from work) x 5 (days a week) x 50 (weeks a year-assuming you have 2 weeks of vacation)
- Approximately 5,000 miles per year x $ 2.00 / gal of fuel (this is cheap) =
- $ 10,000 /yr in fuel costs!
Average Commute time to Chicago Loop is 59 minutes - So let's calculate how much time you can regain!
- 59 minutes per day x 5 days per week x 50 weeks per year
- 14,750 minutes / year OR 245 hours / year!
The average wear & tear on a vehicle costs $ 766.50 / year
With 245 hours regained per year - and nearly 5 hrs per week.
- Could you afford to work out 3 x per week & relax 2 hrs per week?
- How about the stress of being in a commute - The impact on your blood pressure & cortisol levels!
- The impact of being sedentary in a car for 1-2 hr per day
