Great News! The current rewards program year has been extended to December 31, 2024! You have 3 extra months to earn rewards, including the Level 3 $50 gift card. The next program year starts on January 1, 2025!
Experience the Rewards of a Green Commute
The Marin Commutes Rewards program allows anyone living or working in Marin County to earn up to $500 per year for logging eligible green trips. Wherever you’re going, you’ll be able to earn rewards for walking, biking, taking transit, carpooling and vanpooling — even working from home!
How It Works
- Register for a Marin Commutes Rewards account for a Marin Commutes Rewards account or log in to your Marin Commutes Rewards account to your existing account.
- Log your green trips.
- Get Rewarded!
Compete With Friends
Earn badges, climb the leaderboard, and compete in challenges!
Track Your Impact
See the difference your commute makes for your wallet, your health, and the environment!
Optimize Your Commute
Plan your ideal trip with transit information, bike/walking routes, and carpool matching with other users!
Earn Rewards
Earn gift cards and enter drawings for even more prizes!
Testimonials
What people love about participating in Marin Commutes
[Marin Commutes] encouraged me to walk to work more often. Walking to work on cool crisp mornings energizes me for the day.
It was fun comparing my logged miles to everyone else’s. Also the prizes!
I like the focus on commuting and the cost savings to each person in addition to the rewards offered.
I liked seeing the environmental impact of my commute!
[Marin Commutes] was a great motivation to start using transit and biking to work.
Earn Rewards
You can earn up to $500 in rewards per year by logging eligible trips!
Earn gift cards by logging eligible commuting days in the Marin Commutes Rewards web dashboard or on your iOS or Google Play Commute Tracker app.
Eligible modes include:
- Transit (e.g. train, bus, shuttle, ferry)
- Walking
- Biking
- Carpooling
- Vanpooling
- Working from home
Even if you don’t commute to work or school, you can participate in Marin Commutes Rewards! For the purposes of this program, “commuting” refers to any trip in your standard day that you need to take to, from, or within Marin County — whether it’s an appointment, errand, volunteer commitment, or another type of trip you take regularly.
Starting in October 2023, the rewards ladder will be based on commuting days.
Log your commute days to climb the gift card ladder. Earn up to three levels of gift cards totaling $100 per year!
As you log eligible commuting days, you’ll earn the gift cards in sequence, one gift card per level.
| Level | Logging Requirements | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 20 days | $20 gift card |
| Level 2 | 100 days | $30 gift card |
| Level 3 | 200 days | $50 gift card |
| Climb through all 3 levels = $100 total! | ||
But wait! There’s more!
As you log eligible commuting days in Marin Commutes Rewards, you earn different point amounts based on your commute mode.
Those points can then be redeemed for entries in prize drawings for even more gift cards.
Decide which drawings to enter and how many entries you want to redeem. Use all of your points each month or save them up for future months or the Annual Grand Prize!
| Prize | # of Winners | Price per Entry | Eligibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Drawings | $25 gift card | 7 | 5 points | All Participants |
| $150 gift card | 2 | 25 points | All Participants | |
| Annual Drawing | $250 gift card | 2 | 50 points | Participants who have logged at least 20 eligible commuting days that year |
Every eligible participant that logs 4 commuting days per month and/or logs 50 commuting days per year will automatically be entered for a chance to win an Automatic Drawing. No points needed!
| Prize | # of Winners | Eligibility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly Automatic Drawing | $100 gift card | 1 per month | 4 eligible days/month |
| Annual Automatic Drawing | $250 gift card | 1 per year | 50 eligible days/year |
Users can earn bonus points or become eligible for bonus drawings by completing specific activities.
| Launch Bonus Points | Earn 25 bonus points just for signing up. |
|---|---|
| Survey Bonus Points | Take a survey to win 100 bonus points! A link to the survey can be found in your Rewards Dashboard. |
| Referral Bonus Points | Refer your friends and colleagues! For every friend that names you as their referrer when they register, you’ll get 100 bonus points. |
Stay tuned for more opportunities to win! We will introduce additional point opportunities and drawings throughout the year for participating in events like Bike to Work Week and New Year challenges.
| Trip Mode | Trips Counted Toward Earning Gift Cards | Points Earned for Monthly and Annual Prize Drawings |
|---|---|---|
| Transit (e.g. train, bus, shuttle, ferry) |
One way = 1 trip
Round trip = 2 trips
(maximum of 2 trips per day)
|
10 points per one-way trip
OR
20 points per round trip
|
| Carpool | ||
| Vanpool | ||
| Bike | ||
| Walking | ||
| Working from Home/Remote Work | One day of remote work = 2 “trips” | 5 points per “trip” = 10 points per day of remote work |
Gift cards are redeemed through the Tango Card®, which can be accessed directly in the Marin Commutes Rewards platform.
Participants who log eligible commuting days or win prize drawings may choose from approximately 100 gift card options to redeem their rewards. Participants may also choose to donate their reward to charities that are partnered with Tango Card®. View the full list of gift card redemption options.
How to Get Started
Learn how to sign up for your Marin Commutes Rewards account and start logging trips.
- Go to marincommutes.rideamigos.com.
- Click the blue “Register to Join” button.
- On the next few screens, you’ll be prompted to enter your name, email address, and home and work address.
- When you get to the “Search Networks” step, select the “Marin Commutes” network.
Note: If you want to join an additional network, such as an employer network or the Merge Bay Area carpooling network, you can search and join those networks during this step.
- Let us know who you referred you to help them earn even more rewards!
- You’re all set up! Now you can start logging your eligible commuting days and earning rewards through the web platform, or download the Commute Tracker app to make logging your trips even easier!
Logging Your Trips
The Marin Commutes Rewards program offers several convenient methods for logging trips.
- After logging in to your account, go to your Dashboard and scroll down to the “Log Your Trips” tool.
- Use the calendar tool to select the dates of your trips. Today’s date will be selected by default, but you can also log trips from up to two weeks in the past.
- Use the drop-down menu and choose between entering a new origin and destination or one of your saved Favorite Trips.
- Confirm the details about your trip. If your trip is one-way, select “No Return Trip” below the time field.
- Click the green “Log Trips” button.
- Download the Commute Tracker app.
- From your desktop or mobile browser, log in to your Marin Commutes Rewards account and click the green “Get Connected” button in the top right corner of your Dashboard.
- A window will open displaying your PIN code. It should look like a yellow box with white text: matku1
- Open the Commute Tracker app and tap through the blue buttons until prompted to enter your PIN code. Fill out the requested details. Now you’re connected!
- The Commute Tracker app will automatically detect your trips using your smartphone’s GPS. To log your trips just press the blue “Confirm” button to earn credit towards rewards! You can also Review or Confirm your trips from the “Commutes” section of the app.
If you want to disable trip detection, tap ‘Tracking Enabled’ at the top of your Dashboard to switch to ‘Tracking Paused’.
Several third-party apps can be connected to your Marin Commutes Rewards account. Once connected, trips made through an eligible app are automatically logged and counted towards your rewards!
List of eligible apps:
- Strava – Fitness tracker for bicyclists and runners (More information about connecting to Strava)
To manage your connected apps:
- From your profile settings, tap on “Connected Apps.”
- Click the blue “Manage my Connected Apps” button. Apps eligible for connecting are listed here. If you haven’t already, install the app you would like to connect onto your smartphone.
- Select the app you would like to connect. Follow the instructions to complete the connection process.
FAQs
Program Rules
Marin Commutes reserves the right to make changes to the pilot program and rules at any time, during or following each 12-month cycle.
Incentives are available while funds last.
Promotional Toolkit
Will you help us spread the word? You can use these digital resources to share Marin Commutes Rewards with your network!