How much does a scoop route make?
See how many stops fit in a day, what the route brings in each month after pay and vehicle costs, and what a few minutes less driving between stops is worth.
Stops a day
23
18 minutes a stop, yard and drive
Left after pay and vehicle
$6,260
A month, before supplies and software
Revenue
$9,959
A month
Technician pay
$2,728
A month
Vehicle
$971
A month
Revenue per route hour
$66
Two minutes less driving per stop
26 stops a day instead of 23, and about $1,447 more a month from the same hours. Tighter routes come from customers grouped by area and visits ordered by distance.
- Drive time is the number to watch
- Every minute between stops is a minute nobody pays for. Grouping customers by area and ordering stops by distance adds stops to the same day.
- Price per visit and stops per day go together
- A lower price on a dense route can earn more per hour than a higher price on a spread-out one. Revenue per route hour shows both at once.
- Count the whole cost of the truck
- Fuel, wear, insurance and payments together often come to 50 cents to a dollar a mile. Short hops between stops keep that low.
- Plan the week, not just the day
- Putting each customer on the day their neighbors are visited is what makes routes dense. Plan the whole week at once and the days fill evenly.
Questions
- How many yards can one technician do in a day?
- It depends on time per yard and drive time. With 10 minutes on each yard and 8 minutes between stops, a 7-hour day fits about 23 stops. Tight neighborhoods fit more.
- How much does a pooper scooper route make a month?
- A full-time route of 20 to 25 weekly stops a day, five days a week, at $20 a visit brings in roughly $8,500 to $11,000 a month before costs. Use the calculator with your own numbers.
- How do I make my routes more profitable?
- Cut drive time first: group customers by area, sell in neighborhoods you already serve, and order each day's stops by distance. Then check your price covers each visit's real time.
- Does route planning software help?
- It saves the time of ordering stops by hand and keeps routes tight as customers start and stop. The savings show up as more stops in the same hours.
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