Route Time Estimator
Estimate your daily capacity: how many jobs fit in a workday, accounting for job time and drive time between stops.
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FieldFlow schedules, dispatches, and routes your techs — so every workday runs at full capacity without the guesswork.
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Enter your scheduled job count, average on-site time per job, average drive time between stops, and your workday length. The calculator totals job + drive time, checks whether it fits, and shows the maximum number of jobs you can handle.
Over-scheduling leads to late arrivals and overtime. Under-scheduling leaves revenue on the table. This tool gives you a quick sanity check before the day starts — or when a dispatcher is deciding whether to accept one more call.
Frequently asked questions
How do I estimate drive time?
Use 20-30 minutes for suburban service areas, 35-45 for rural. If you use routing software, pull the average from last month actual drive times.
What counts as job time?
Everything on-site: diagnostics, the actual work, cleanup, and paperwork. Do not forget the 10-15 minutes of per-job overhead (greet, walk-through, sign-off).
What is a good utilization rate?
Field techs typically hit 55-70% billable utilization. Above 75% means very tight scheduling with little buffer for overruns or callbacks.