Concrete Driveway Cost Calculator

Installed, $6 to $12 per square foot, so a single 12x40 driveway runs about $2,880 to $5,760 and a double 20x40 about $4,800 to $9,600. The concrete is a small part of that: the 12x40 needs about 5.9 cubic yards, or $1,099 of ready-mix at the current national average. Base prep, forms, finishing, and haul-off make up the rest.

Gravel, by a wide margin, then asphalt, then concrete. Upkeep changes the picture over time. Gravel needs topping up and re-grading every few years, and asphalt needs resealing on a similar cycle. Concrete costs the most upfront but usually lasts longer than both with the least maintenance, so the cheapest driveway to install is rarely the cheapest to own.

Concrete and gravel each have a published national average behind them, from NRMCA and USGS (for gravel, a producer price at the quarry), which can be tracked month to month. Finished hot-mix asphalt has no primary-source national average, only secondary industry estimates. So asphalt is shown as a labeled range rather than a single number that would look more precise than the data allows.

No. The calculator prices material only, from your dimensions and current national rates. Installed cost adds labor, site prep, and equipment, and typically runs several times the material figure. For concrete, the Concrete Cost Calculator gives a separate installed-cost range.

4 inches for a concrete driveway, 3 to 4 inches compacted for asphalt, and 4 to 6 inches for a gravel base. Go thicker with any of the three if vehicles heavier than a family car will use it regularly. RVs, work trucks, and delivery vehicles are what crack a driveway built to the minimum depth.