Is this offerworth taking?
Use this free gig offer calculator before you accept. Put in what an offer pays, how long it takes and how far you drive to see what it really pays per hour and per mile.
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Verdict
Borderline
Pays for your time, but under your $/mi minimum. Expect more wear and fuel than you'd like.
- Per hour
- $25.00
- Your min $20.00
- Per mile
- $1.39
- Your min $1.50
The offer
Count the whole trip, including the drive to the pickup.
Your minimums
How to tell if a gig offer is worth it
The payout alone doesn’t tell you much. Check two numbers: what the offer pays per hour and what it pays per mile. This works for DoorDash, Uber Eats, Instacart, Uber, Lyft and any other gig app.
- Add up the whole trip
- Count the time and miles to the pickup, not just to the dropoff. You aren't paid for that part, but it still costs you gas and time.
- Work out pay per hour
- Divide the payout by the minutes, then multiply by 60. A $10 offer that takes 30 minutes pays $20 an hour. This tells you if the trip is worth your time.
- Work out pay per mile
- Divide the payout by the miles. A $10 offer for 8 miles pays $1.25 a mile. This tells you if the trip is worth the gas and wear on your car.
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Why a bigger payout can pay less
Offer B pays twice as much, but it takes almost four times as long and drives more than five times as far. Per hour and per mile, Offer A is the better trip. A good offer should clear your minimum on both numbers.
| Offer | Payout | Time | Miles | Per hour | Per mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offer A | $9.00 | 15 min | 4 mi | $36.00 | $2.25 |
| Offer B | $18.00 | 55 min | 22 mi | $19.64 | $0.82 |
Questions drivers ask
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Many delivery drivers aim for at least $1.50 to $2.00 a mile and turn down most offers under $1.00. What's right for you depends on your car, gas prices where you live, and how far you usually drive back after a dropoff, which is why the calculator lets you set your own minimum.
Start with what you want to take home for an hour of work, then add what that hour costs you in gas, wear and tax. That total is your minimum before costs. Set it once when you're not driving, then use the same number for every offer.
Yes. You aren't paid for the drive to the restaurant or the rider, but it still uses your time and your gas. Put in the full time and distance from where you are now to the dropoff, or the offer will look better than it is.
Because the payout doesn't tell you how long it takes or how far you drive. A $20 offer that takes an hour and 25 miles pays less per hour and per mile than an $8 offer that takes 15 minutes and 4 miles.
Track your miles and your costs together for a few weeks. Gigways does this for free: it records your driving automatically and keeps your gas and repair costs next to it, so you can see what each mile costs you.
Know what every mile costs you.
Gigways tracks your miles automatically and keeps your costs next to them, so you can set minimums based on your real numbers. It's free.