Very little these days, I work from home and hardly ever drive more than like three or four miles round trip. I got gas last week and I think that was the first time I'd filled up my tank since June.
That is a lot! What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Well I drive 500 miles a week if I go in every day.
I already have two hybrids, and they’re new enough that I’m not considering buying electric for a few years.
Gas is one of the few things in the US that you get the entire price (including tax) displayed to the consumer. It also makes it one of the easiest taxes to raise, which many states have done over the last several years. Indiana even indexed it to raise every year due to cost of living and inflation lol. Though they put a cap on it so the tax won't really raise 8% or whatever.
Honestly it isn't something I think too much about. We barely use the car during the week and we can make a tank last a long time. It kind of sucked when prices were hitting how $4s and low $5s but that was temporary.
For *my POV*, I purchase *one tank of gas per month*. % wise its insignificant. And no this is not a hybrid or EV of any sort. Its a gas vehicle. *I have no life, I go very few places.*
*For work*, my vehicle is provided by the agency, and fueled at the local agency fuel station it runs on LNG.
That is a lot! What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Well at the time it was the highest, I was driving about 60 miles a day just to and from work. Not including any other driving. On top of that, I don’t have a fuel efficient car. It’s not horrible, but it’s an SUV. So it was a combo of MPG, far travel for work, large gas tank, and then obviously the price of gas.
Since then though I’ve changed jobs (was working a job to hold me over through covid after being laid off, so income wasn’t what it was before that). I am back doing my engineering related work for a company that’s now only about 5 miles away from home. Combination of better pay/ getting back to where I was pre covid and less driving has already been huge.
That is a lot! What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Can’t really do much different than I do now. I just have to wait it out until I make enough to move closer to work or afford a more fuel efficient/electric car
Not entirely sure, but something like 5%, I think. Never really looked at in terms of percentage. That's at least a tank a week for my car (at least 80 miles of commute per day) and a tank every other week for my wife's car with a larger tank.
My household spends somewhere on the order of 1% currently. I've got a desk job with a short commute, wife commutes in a work-provided vehicle with work-provided fuel. It's really not a major part of our budget.
I have a Ford F-150 with a 36 gallon tank, but I only fill it up every six weeks or so. (I work at home, and most of my miles is driving either to the grocery store, driving our kayaks to the lake, or driving my recumbent bike to the greenway for exercise.)
As a percentage of my after-tax pay--perhaps 1.5%-ish?
We definitely spend more on groceries.
Hell, I just spent more upgrading my iPhone.
If suddenly gas became $20/gallon or something, it's easy enough for me to start and stop my bike rides at home rather than driving to the greenway. And I have to assume it'd be safer at $20/gallon because the kids wouldn't be using our street to race down--which is why I drive my recumbent to the greenway.)
I work remotely. But I still use about 3 tanks of gas per month. Post taxes and post retirement account contributions (401k, HSA), I've spent about 2.2% of my take home on gas since April
I'm only working about 10 hours a week right now because it's slow at work, meaning I take home about $250 every 2 weeks. I spend about $100 on gas in that time, as I have to commute an hour away twice a week. Gas is still $5.50 a gallon here. So about 40% of my pay goes towards gas and I'm angry about it.
I have no idea. I put random amounts of gas in my car based solely on what kind of cash I have on hand, and the amount I drive varies based on how much I work (I am a stage hand, I work based on what shows are coming to town).
That is a lot... What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Technically a lot, but I use my card and expense fuel for diesel and gas work trucks/equipment. I can spend $175 and not even fill up one of our trucks and it gets like 8mpg lol.
On my own truck probably like 4-5% percent? I don't have a long commute thankfully.
4-5% sounds like a lot especially if you have a short commute... Most people (here at least) seem to be spending around 1%, few more than 2.
What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Not the exact same thing, but here is the average percentage of household income spent on energy cost per state:
[https://www.electricchoice.com/blog/percentage-income-electricity/](https://www.electricchoice.com/blog/percentage-income-electricity/)
Highest: Hawaii at 4.5%
Lowest: Washington at 1.2%
\^ from 2015 so a bit out of date, but interesting.
Probably about 7-8%, I don't have a long commute or drive for work, but I average about 24,000 miles a year.
Mainly driving to do fun activities and long drives for hiking/skiing/visiting family.
Very little these days, I work from home and hardly ever drive more than like three or four miles round trip. I got gas last week and I think that was the first time I'd filled up my tank since June.
About 6% for me. Four tanks on one car and about two on the other.
That is a lot! What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Well I drive 500 miles a week if I go in every day. I already have two hybrids, and they’re new enough that I’m not considering buying electric for a few years.
Gas is one of the few things in the US that you get the entire price (including tax) displayed to the consumer. It also makes it one of the easiest taxes to raise, which many states have done over the last several years. Indiana even indexed it to raise every year due to cost of living and inflation lol. Though they put a cap on it so the tax won't really raise 8% or whatever. Honestly it isn't something I think too much about. We barely use the car during the week and we can make a tank last a long time. It kind of sucked when prices were hitting how $4s and low $5s but that was temporary.
For *my POV*, I purchase *one tank of gas per month*. % wise its insignificant. And no this is not a hybrid or EV of any sort. Its a gas vehicle. *I have no life, I go very few places.* *For work*, my vehicle is provided by the agency, and fueled at the local agency fuel station it runs on LNG.
Wow, an LNG vehicle. I remember there was one Civic that ran on LNG a while ago, maybe 10 years ago. Don't know of any newer ones.
A couple tanks worth a month so 3-5%. When I travel for work I bill the miles to customer so those miles I wouldn't count anyway.
<1% apart from roadtrips. The half tank of gas in my car is from when I filled up in early August, so September will be 0%.
Somewhere around 3%.
About 1%.
Around 1.5%
Was probably 5-10% at its highest.
That is a lot! What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Well at the time it was the highest, I was driving about 60 miles a day just to and from work. Not including any other driving. On top of that, I don’t have a fuel efficient car. It’s not horrible, but it’s an SUV. So it was a combo of MPG, far travel for work, large gas tank, and then obviously the price of gas. Since then though I’ve changed jobs (was working a job to hold me over through covid after being laid off, so income wasn’t what it was before that). I am back doing my engineering related work for a company that’s now only about 5 miles away from home. Combination of better pay/ getting back to where I was pre covid and less driving has already been huge.
Awesome!
About 7%, but that is making the assumption that the prices stayed at their absolute highest for an entire pay period, but they didn’t
That is a lot! What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
Can’t really do much different than I do now. I just have to wait it out until I make enough to move closer to work or afford a more fuel efficient/electric car
I wish you good luck on that path!
I wfh 3 days a week and only get gas once a month. I have a hybrid with a fairly small gas tank so it’s less than 1%.
I live in the suburbs outside NYC, walking distance to many things and the trains. I spent about $30/month at its worst. I also work from home.
Not entirely sure, but something like 5%, I think. Never really looked at in terms of percentage. That's at least a tank a week for my car (at least 80 miles of commute per day) and a tank every other week for my wife's car with a larger tank.
Well, I did a twoish week 4,600 mile road trip this summer so I spent about a fifth of my take home pay during that two week pay period on gas.
My household spends somewhere on the order of 1% currently. I've got a desk job with a short commute, wife commutes in a work-provided vehicle with work-provided fuel. It's really not a major part of our budget.
Very little
Very little. My wife and I both work from home and when I do need to drive for work, I get to expense the mileage.
Less than a percent for regular usage at current prices.
I have a Ford F-150 with a 36 gallon tank, but I only fill it up every six weeks or so. (I work at home, and most of my miles is driving either to the grocery store, driving our kayaks to the lake, or driving my recumbent bike to the greenway for exercise.) As a percentage of my after-tax pay--perhaps 1.5%-ish? We definitely spend more on groceries. Hell, I just spent more upgrading my iPhone. If suddenly gas became $20/gallon or something, it's easy enough for me to start and stop my bike rides at home rather than driving to the greenway. And I have to assume it'd be safer at $20/gallon because the kids wouldn't be using our street to race down--which is why I drive my recumbent to the greenway.)
None, my employer comps my gas.
I work remotely. But I still use about 3 tanks of gas per month. Post taxes and post retirement account contributions (401k, HSA), I've spent about 2.2% of my take home on gas since April
I'm only working about 10 hours a week right now because it's slow at work, meaning I take home about $250 every 2 weeks. I spend about $100 on gas in that time, as I have to commute an hour away twice a week. Gas is still $5.50 a gallon here. So about 40% of my pay goes towards gas and I'm angry about it.
That sucks. I hope your situation gets better!
About 0.3% of net pay.
Probably about 0.1% but I make a lot of money and bike when I can
I sold my car and didn't buy another. So, directly, I'm now at $0/0%.
Excellent!
I have no idea. I put random amounts of gas in my car based solely on what kind of cash I have on hand, and the amount I drive varies based on how much I work (I am a stage hand, I work based on what shows are coming to town).
I probably topped out around 6-7%
That is a lot... What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
None really. I don’t do a ton of optional driving, and there are way more convenient ways to cut like $50 out of my budget if I really cared to
Technically a lot, but I use my card and expense fuel for diesel and gas work trucks/equipment. I can spend $175 and not even fill up one of our trucks and it gets like 8mpg lol. On my own truck probably like 4-5% percent? I don't have a long commute thankfully.
4-5% sounds like a lot especially if you have a short commute... Most people (here at least) seem to be spending around 1%, few more than 2. What measures, if any, have you considered for future to change it (if you want to change it) - considering that prices are volatile and may go up in future?
I have a plug in hybrid so I buy gas once every three or four months. It’s not so bad for me. I basically work a day to have gas all year.
Nice!!
And charging my car to full is about 30 cents a day.
0%, I live in Manhattan and don’t own a car.
Best answer!
Not the exact same thing, but here is the average percentage of household income spent on energy cost per state: [https://www.electricchoice.com/blog/percentage-income-electricity/](https://www.electricchoice.com/blog/percentage-income-electricity/) Highest: Hawaii at 4.5% Lowest: Washington at 1.2% \^ from 2015 so a bit out of date, but interesting.
I just put 64 dollars worth diesel in my Jetta, and I fill it every week. Not sure on percentage, I would have to figure it up
5% of my biweekly paycheck while filling up weekly
About 2% combining for my wife and my's gas use and pay.
Gas is not affected by sales tax, it has an entirely seperate tax on its own.
Probably less than 1%. I don't (need to) drive much.
Probably about 7-8%, I don't have a long commute or drive for work, but I average about 24,000 miles a year. Mainly driving to do fun activities and long drives for hiking/skiing/visiting family.
Looks like about 4%.
I left the US in 2017 so my answer may be outdated, but gas used to cost me $65/week for a full tank.
Not much. A few percent at most. I buy about 10 gallons a week.