Possibly relocating this summer to Middleburg Heights. Just curious. Thanks!
1k a week is doable working full time in Cleveland just don't go to the ghettos they give you low starsHaha well I'll be in Cleveland through Browns season so I'm definitely hoping to enjoy some social time here as well. The rideshare income even after my contracted gig is up won't need to be 100% of my income. So even at 40 hours of driving and being 5 minutes from Hopkins you think $800 ish weekly is possible?
Just the heck of it I try to drive in East Cleveland from 5pm to 8 pm man it's none stop pax I got about 7 to 8 pax not including pax that I cancel then I got 6 reports **** that ghetto you risk your life to pick them up in those shithole neighborhood. If you guys wanna drive in East Cleveland make sure your radio station is 107.9 maybe you get some tipsThat's how Uber worded it to make the drivers think the new surge was a good thing. The old surge said 2.4x, or whatever the multiplier was. You could do some quick math and figure out approximately what your ride would net you. I find the new surge harder to predict. Sometimes it increases, sometimes it doesn't. Hardly seems easier to understand than the old one.
But definitely be cautious of East Cleveland. I will drop off there, often times taking people home from factories or hotels in the suburbs. I will always turn off the app until I'm out of there. I drive late night and don't want to be running a shuttle around EC at 1am.
Sounds about right! Since going to XL, my fares are anywhere from $12 - $24 per hour. With profits (after expenses) $8 - $19 per hour. But I normally drive Friday night in the Canton area. This doesn't include cash tips.It is possible, how "easy" it is will depend a lot on when you drive and your tolerance for working early mornings and late nights. There are drivers making $800 or more from Friday-Sunday and there are drivers struggling to get to $800 driving 6 and 7 days a week. Uber is now MUCH more open about REAL $$ lately, their "job postings" for Ohio show around $16 per hour Online BEFORE expenses, $12-13 is probably the REAL average after gas for most drivers. Some drivers are making $30 or more and plenty of drivers are barely breaking $10.
The only thing that scares me about the east side is killing my car on the crappy streets. Overall, i have had WAY more problems with idiot 20-40 year olds leaving bars in "nice" areas than i ever have in the "hood" picking up and dropping off people just trying to get around, and I drive all over Ohio. People are people, no matter where they live, the vast majority just need a ride and arent looking to harm you or anyone else.Great timing we just got flat rate surge here in cleveland so no more guesswork
Oh and try to stay outta east cleveland unless you have a death wish ?
definitely, but the flexibility of hours and schedule is important for me. I have a very inconsistent work schedule so to be able to turn the apps on at any hour any day is key for me.Good luck! There's better ways to make a few bucks.
wouldn't even consider full time without a hybrid which i haveFirst post. Just discovered this Forum. Been driving Uber for 20 months, almost exclusively Saturday nights. Normally 9pm to 3am. Sometimes a bit sooner, sometimes later. Based in Lakewood but go where the rides take me (educated guess is 50% originate in Lakewood (lots of bars) downtown Cleveland or West 25th Street) Historically I have averaged about $180 ($30/hr) on Saturday nights, driving about 150 miles.
When Uber changed the surge I had three outstanding Saturday nights in a row, averaged over $45 an hour. I had to skip a couple of weekends since then, but my last two Saturdays have been considerably less profitable, about $150 a night. These are averages and I acknowledge I did not control many variables that affect earnings. But I have had numerous problems with the app the past couple of weeks.
As far as doing this full time, Good luck. I have tried weekdays and week nights, and the airport. I don't know the secret to success as I average about $12/hr during those times. From several conversations with drivers riding with me the few who do it full time do drive 12 hours a day and they speak in terms of weekly earnings, which has ranged up to $1200 a week. Sounds respectable until you pay for 1200 miles worth of gas, change your oil once a month, and your brakes once a year.
Exactly.And as far as us understanding what we should get during a surge - the less we know the less we can complain if we don't get it.
You hourly average is just too low to justify driving. You are, in effect, donating your time and vehicle to Uber/Lyft.I have been doing this for three years and now I am lucky to make 6.00 per hour. That is not a typo. It doesn't matter if I drive weekends, weekdays, rush hour, etc... My acceptance rate is low so they constantly throttle me but as I get sent pings, like Lyft used to do, up to 30 minutes away sometimes, I am obviously not going to spend my time/money to depreciate my car to pick someone up for non-surge rates while a surge IS being charged since they obviously cannot get drivers to pick people up.