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A few issues with your calculation: 1. Drivers are not productive 100% of the time, 50% utilization is more common, so knock that hourly rate in half. 2. That’s
by URSpider94 7y ago
A few issues with your calculation: 1. Drivers are not productive 100% of the time, 50% utilization is more common, so knock that hourly rate in half. 2. That’s revenue, not profit: you have to pay for gas, maintenance, depreciation, and probably higher insurance premiums for driving commercial and/or high mileage. The IRS deduction for business mileage for 2019 is 58 cents per mile, this is meant to be a median all-in cost, so subtract that from your fare, and subtract half again for the miles spent driving between fares or getting home after the last ride of the day.
- Skunkleton 7y agoFor many drivers, you also need to factor in the car payment. Lots of Uber drivers bought their car specifically for Uber (and sometimes from Uber).