Short answer: To take home $800 a week earning $28 an hour on the app, driving 14 miles an hour at $0.35 a mile, with a 18% tax set-aside, you need about 42.2 hours online. You keep $18.94 per hour. More in How Many Hours Does It Take to Make $1,000 a Week Delivering?.
Check our math
Here is the result above, step by step, using the numbers already filled in.
- Car cost per hour14 mi × $0.35 = $4.90
- Earnings after car costs$28.00 − $4.90 = $23.10
- After the 18% tax set-aside$23.10 × 0.82 = $18.94 an hour
- Hours needed$800 ÷ $18.94 = 42.2
- Days at 6 hours42.2 ÷ 6 = 7.0
- App earnings needed42.2 × $28 = $1,183
- Miles you'll drive42.2 × 14 = 591
How this calculator works
The calculator starts from what you want to keep, not what you want to earn on the app. It takes your average app pay per hour online, subtracts what each hour costs you in gas and wear, sets aside a share for taxes, and divides your goal by what's left.
Miles per hour is the input people guess worst. Take the miles from your odometer or tracking app for a few shifts and divide by the hours you were online; on busy dense routes it can be well under 10, on spread-out suburban or rideshare routes it can be 20 or more.
Use your average over a few weeks for the pay and miles per hour, from the real hourly pay calculator. "Hours online" means all your working time, including waiting between orders.
The result also shows the miles and car costs the goal takes. Those miles are deductible at the IRS rate, which is part of why the actual tax on driving income is often lower than the set-aside; the gig tax calculator shows your real number.
Hours a week needed for common goals
| Weekly take-home goal | At $22/hr on the app | At $28/hr on the app | At $35/hr on the app |
|---|---|---|---|
| $300 | 21.4 | 15.8 | 12.2 |
| $500 | 35.7 | 26.4 | 20.3 |
| $750 | 53.5 | 39.6 | 30.4 |
| $1,000 | 71.3 | 52.8 | 40.5 |
| $1,250 | 89.1 | 66.0 | 50.6 |
| $1,500 | 107.0 | 79.2 | 60.8 |
14 miles an hour at $0.35 a mile and a 18% tax set-aside.
Worked examples
Part-time after work
Wants $400 a week, earns about $25 an hour on the app, drives 12 miles an hour, 4 hours a night.
| Result | |
|---|---|
| Hours needed | 23.5 hrs |
| Days at 4 hours | 5.9 days |
| Monthly take-home | $1,732 |
Full-time goal
Wants $1,000 a week, averages $32 an hour, 16 miles an hour at 30¢ a mile, sets aside 20%, drives 9-hour days.
| Result | |
|---|---|
| Hours needed | 46.0 hrs |
| Days at 9 hours | 5.1 days |
| App earnings needed | $1,471 |
Rideshare in a thirsty car
Wants $600 a week at $30 an hour on the app, but drives 20 miles an hour in a car that costs 45¢ a mile, 8-hour days.
| Result | |
|---|---|
| Hours needed | 34.8 hrs |
| Kept per hour online | $17.22 per hour |
| Car costs for the week | -$314 |
Using your result
If the hours are more than you can drive, change what you keep per hour rather than adding hours. Skipping offers below your minimums in the offer calculator, driving your best-paying times and cutting empty miles all raise it.
Plan the week before you start: how many days, which hours. Then check your real numbers at the end of the week and adjust the next one.
If the plan only works with very long weeks, compare it with other ways to earn the same money. Driving fewer, better-paying hours and adding a second income source is often easier to sustain than adding more hours behind the wheel.
What it doesn't cover
- It uses averages. Real weeks have slow days, so leave some room.
- The tax set-aside is a flat percentage, not your exact tax.
- Bonuses and tips that vary a lot week to week can move the answer.
- It doesn't plan rest; long weeks behind the wheel have a cost too.
Read more
- How Many Hours Does It Take to Make $1,000 a Week Delivering?
- How Much Do Delivery Drivers Really Make Per Hour After Gas and Taxes?
Frequently asked questions
How many hours does it take to make $1,000 a week delivering?
With the starting numbers here, about 52.8 hours online. At $35 an hour on the app it drops to 40.5 hours. Use your own pay and miles per hour for your answer.
Why does my car cost per mile matter so much here?
Because every hour online also means miles. At 14 miles an hour, each extra 10¢ a mile in car costs takes $1.40 off every hour you drive, so a thirsty car needs noticeably more hours for the same goal.
How many hours to make $500 a week?
About 26.4 hours at $28 an hour on the app, 14 miles an hour and a 18% tax set-aside.
Is the goal before or after taxes?
After. The calculator sets aside 18% of your profit for taxes first, so the goal is money you can spend.
How do I need fewer hours for the same goal?
Raise what you keep per hour: accept fewer low-paying offers, drive the hours that pay best, and cut miles that don't earn anything.
How many days a week do I need to drive?
Divide the hours by the hours you can drive per day. With the starting numbers that's 7.0 days at 6 hours a day; longer days or a higher hourly take cut it.
How do I turn a weekly goal into a monthly one?
Multiply by 4.33, the average number of weeks in a month. $800 a week is about $3,464 a month.
Sources
This calculator uses only the numbers you enter; it doesn't depend on tax figures.
Updated October 2026 · By the NetTakeHome team. Estimates for planning, not tax, legal or financial advice. NetTakeHome is not affiliated with DoorDash, Uber, Lyft or Instacart.