You carpool when you choose to ride with at least one other person between a common origin and destination. You can carpool with co-workers, or ride with others who work nearby. Students and friends can also carpool. Usually, carpool partners rotate driving responsibilities, but sometimes, one person is the primary driver.

San Benito County Rideshare is your first resource for carpool information. We work with RIDES for Bay Area Commuters to find carpool partners for you.

Using a ridematch database, we'll search for other carpool partners in San Benito County who match your carpool needs. If we find a good match, we will give you their information so you can make carpool arrangements. If we can't find a good match, we'll keep your name until we find someone who matches your needs.

  Link to RIDES for Bay Area Commuters Matchlist Form  

It’s flexible. How often you carpool is up to you.

It reduces stress. Read, listen to music or relax when you’re not driving.

It’s good for the environment. Driving alone degrades air quality, land and water resources.

It saves time and money. Carpooling just once a week can save you a lot of money because you share the costs with other people. And if there’s a carpool lane, the trip may even take less time.

Driving Alone vs. Carpooling* Commute Round Trip Miles Annual Cost per Person to Drive Alone Annual Cost per Person for a 2-Person Carpool Annual Cost Savings 10 $1,318 $659 $659 20 $2,636 $1,318 $1,318 30 $3,954 $1,997 $1,997 40 $5,272 $2,636 $2,636 50 $6,590 $3,294 $3,294 100 $13,180 $6,590 $6,590

*Based on 21 work days a month and the 2001 American Automobile Association estimate of 52.3 cents per mile to operate the average car 15,000 miles per year.

It prolongs the life of your vehicle. You put fewer miles on your own car when you share driving responsibilities.

You can meet new people.

It reduces traffic. When three people carpool, there are two fewer cars on the road.