What is your average driving distance to job?

[mdspowerwashing 14]

Hi,

I was just wondering, What is the average amount of miles/minutes/hours you drive to a customer? I know there are some "high profit" jobs we may all go well out of our territory for, but what I'm trying to gather is just what most people drive.

I personally started out driving around an hour to get most my jobs. I'm located in the Lehigh Valley(Eastern PA), and was travelling south to my jobs. I guess at that time I was just happy to be getting calls and get jobs. Most those jobs came through Service Magic. It was an inconvienience to give estimates in person with that type of job, although I did get many jobs, just by asking the customer questions to get a feel for the job. I did very well doing that, and yes, I did have some jobs I got to that I was misled the dimentions of a deck. In that case, I just told the customer, they understood, and agreed to my price.

Generally, now I will stay with in 25 miles or so(45 min), unless I am slow, in which case I will go about an hour(job must be over $300). I have cut back my lead prefrence through service magic, to fit my needs also.

It should be interesting to see what most people are driving to get to there jobs.

[EnviroClean 15]

I believe I can top all of you all over the nation. I drive exactly 12 miles door to door to get to the office. Morning rush hour and 1 person to every car on my 100 by 35 mile Island takes me 1 hour and change...and you all wonder why I want to become a grease vampire at night when there is no traffic???

[HotShot 34]

1 hour to go 12 miles? dang, I could jog that faster...well, maybe not because I would die after about 4 miles, but you get what I'm saying. Why don't you buy a motorcycle?

[EnviroClean 15]

Hard to pull a pressure wash trailer on a bike. Plus my life insurance won't cove a motor bike. One day here you would see why I don't ride a bike. Turn signals optional...missed your exit on the freeway???...That's what reverse is for.

[HotShot 34]

sounds like down the hill.....:)

[HotShot 34]

Hard to pull a pressure wash trailer on a bike. Plus my life insurance won't cove a motor bike. One day here you would see why I don't ride a bike. Turn signals optional...missed your exit on the freeway???...That's what reverse is for.

If I can do it, so can you.....

[Dan Stapleton 14]

I avg. about 10-12 miles one way, but do travel 65 miles to a few upscale communities near Daytona. If the money and job were right I'd go further.

[mdspowerwashing 14]

If you get a "big" job that is 65 miles away or more, and requires more than week to finish, would you drive each day, or stay at a hotel?

[HotShot 34]

I'd drive it. But 65 miles to me, may be less than it is to you...what I mean is it's all freeway and not windey roads....if they makes any kinda since..I drive that at least a couple times a week....I'm there in less than an hour.

[Scott Stone 604]

If I can do it, so can you.....

That four wheeler would pull the trailer better if you put the jack up.

[HotShot 34]

dang it, that's where the sparks were coming from...

[R L S 14]

There is no average milage for me. My furthest account is around 60miles. My closest account is 10 miles.

On some of my longer distance accounts if I didnt have 2 or 3 stops on the way they would get cut, but since I am in the area I picked them up.

[A and J POWERWASHING 64]

My Furthest Account Right Is Now About 36 Mile I Have Two Account That Are .25 Mile Away From My House

[mas3372 14]

3-5 miles on average. I went 14 miles today and that was a haul for me. It's a rhode island thing, if the drive is more than 10 minutes, its outta the way.

[HotShot 34]

you're just about in a different state after ten minutes of driving aren't you? :)

[mas3372 14]

20 minutes north, 20 minutes west, 30 minutes south and 20 minutes east and no more Rhode Island.

I love it though

[James A. Lewis 14]

The farthest acct I have is 66 miles,I will be letting this one go before to long. I just passed a large job over to another washer that was more than 50 miles even though the money would have been good. I have decided to work closer to the home base to better serve the customer for any situation that may arise with them, emergency call etc.Time is money and there is enough work locally to not have to travel to far.