In 2026, a typical residential driveway runs about $30 to $75 per visit, seasonal residential contracts run roughly $350 to $650 for the winter, and commercial lots are usually priced per push at $50 to $200 and up depending on lot size and equipment. Those are starting ranges. The right number for a specific property comes from the time it takes, the equipment it needs, and the risk you are taking on, not from a flat rate you read online.
We run our own home-service companies, so we price seasonal work the same way: off cost and risk, with a margin that survives a bad winter. Here are the pricing models, the math behind each, and what pushes the number up or down.
You charge each time you plow. Protects you in a heavy winter because every storm is paid. Common to add a deep-snow surcharge over 8 inches and a separate salting fee. Best when snowfall is unpredictable.
A base rate for 1–4 inches, a higher rate for 4–8, and another for 8+. Fair to the customer and to you, and the standard trigger structure on commercial contracts where a storm total decides the charge.
One flat price for the winter, unlimited visits. Predictable revenue and it locks the customer in, but you carry the risk in a snowy year. Price it off your area's average snowfall plus a cushion for a bad winter.
For large lots, loader work, or hauling snow off-site. Rate scales with equipment: a truck plow is one rate, a skid-steer or loader is another. Used when the job is too variable to quote a flat push price.
Work the number from cost up, not from a competitor's flyer down:
A long sloped gravel driveway that must be clear by 6 a.m. is a different price than a short flat paved one on your route, even if both are "a driveway." Price the property, not the category.
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Honest take: if you plow a dozen driveways on your block as a side route, a simple per-visit rate in line with the ranges above is plenty. You do not need software, a pricing consultant, or an agency. Set a fair number, add the salt as a separate line, and keep your route tight.
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Residential driveways typically run $30 to $75 per visit, seasonal contracts $350 to $650, and commercial lots $50 to $200 and up per push. Price the specific property off time, equipment, and risk, not a flat rate.
Per visit protects you in a heavy winter; seasonal gives predictable revenue but puts the snow risk on you. Many operators offer both and price the seasonal off average snowfall plus a cushion.
Snow depth, driveway length and slope, gravel versus paved, included salting, how fast it must be cleared, and your equipment. A long sloped gravel drive that must be clear by 6 a.m. costs far more than a short flat paved one.
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