goDMV Commuter Competition

Gear-up for goDMV 2027!

We look forward to hosting the 3rd Annual goDMV Commuter Competition! This free, friendly contest motivates commuters to choose sustainable travel options like transit, biking, walking, scootering, carpooling, vanpooling, and telework.

Participants use the CommuterCash app to log their trips, climb the leaderboard, earn points redeemable for cash and opportunities to win free raffle prizes, and help reduce congestion and emissions across the metropolitan Washington region.

Key 2027 Commuter Competition Event Dates

  • Employer Registration: Begins January 2027
  • Commuter Registration: Begins March 2027
  • Competition Dates: April 12, 2027 thru May 21, 2027

2026 goDMV Commuter Competition Regional Results

2026 goDMV Employer Participants and Employer Winners

A thank you to all of the participating 2026 goDMV employers for inspiring their employees to use cleaner ways to get around using the CommuterCash app. And congratulations to the five employers for winning a Champion Award for the Most Sustainable Trips logged during the 2nd Annual 2026 goDMV Commuter Competition.  The winning employers won a catered lunch and cool swag for goDMV participating employees, plus an awards trophy!

Winning Employers

  • Association of Zoos and Aquariums –  Maryland Small Employer Category
  • Destination DC –  District of Columbia Small Employer Category
  • Inova Health System – Virginia Large Employer Category
  • Northern Virginia Transportation Authority – Virginia Small Employer Category
  • World Bank Group –  District of Columbia Large Employer Category

Participating Employers

  • Actionfigure.Ai (TransitScreen)
  • American Chemical Society
  • APTA
  • Bana Solutions, LLC
  • Bethesda Bike and Ski
  • Capitol Hill Village
  • Carlyle Square Condominiums
  • Columbia Heights Education Campus
  • DASH
  • DDOT
  • Foursquare ITP
  • Gonzaga College High School
  • Google (DC)
  • Google (VA)
  • IADB
  • ID.me
  • IMF
  • JOOLA
  • Loudoun County Government
  • Mundo Verde
  • NeighborWorks America
  • OmniRide
  • School Without Walls
  • SOME
  • SPA
  • The Carlyle Council
  • The DC Dentist
  • Toole Design Group
  • Transportation Federal Credit Union (VA)
  • Transportation Federal Credit Union (DC)
  • VA Tech (DC)
  • VA Tech

 

2026 Prizes, Rewards, and Raffles

The goDMV Commuter Competition offers participants many ways to earn entries into prize drawings and opportunities to earn bonus CommuterCash points as you climb the goDMV leaderboards over the 6-week competition.

The participant with the highest point total on the Individual Leaderboard at the end of the 2026 competition wins their choice of grand prizes (both valued at $500):

  • Sports Tickets and $50 in CommuterCash points – 2 Washington Nationals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates tickets for Sunday, July 5, 2026, and 4 Washington Wizards tickets for an upcoming home game in the 2026-2027 season!
  • Sportrock Climbing Party and $150 in CommuterCash points – A birthday party group voucher for 10 people to any Sportrock Climbing Center in the DC metro area!

In the event of a tie, one eligible winner (and, if needed a runner-up) will be selected randomly. Whichever prize is not selected by the top performer will be offered to the runner-up.

Participants finishing in the top 20* on the Commuter Leaderboard at the conclusion of the 2026 competition win:

$100 in CommuterCash points

Participants who log the highest number of trips OR the highest number of miles per eligible mode (bike, walk, carpool, vanpool, transit, and telework, up to 12 winners total) at the end of the 2026 competition will also win:

$10 in CommuterCash points

All Honorable Mention participants will also enter a drawing for these prizes:

*Grand prize winners will not be eligible for Honorable Mention prizes.

  • Startup Prize: the first 100 CommuterCash participants to register for goDMV will earn $10 in CommuterCash bonus points.
  • Ready, Set, goDMV: All goDMV participants who log a trip on April 1 will be eligible for a prize drawing of two Shakespeare Theater Company tickets to see Othello at Harman Hall from May 19-June 21, 2026.

The first 100 participants to accomplish the designated monthly mini challenges will earn bonus CommuterCash points and entry into prize drawings courtesy of our generous sponsors. These themed mini challenges include:

  • Cool 2 Pool: Log 10 or more carpool or vanpool trips from April 1 – April 15.
  • Transit Trekker: Log 20 or more transit trips from April 16 – April 30.
    • Earn $25 in CommuterCash points and enter a prize drawing for 1 of 2 $25 Founding Farmer’s gift cards.
  • Earth Endorser: Log any non-drive alone trip on Earth Day (April 22).
  • Bike/Walk Bonus: Log 20 or more miles of biking or walking trips May 1 – May 15.
    • Earn $25 in CommuterCash points and enter the prize drawing for 1 of 2 $50 Shake Shack gift cards.
  • BTWD Bestie: Log a bike trip on Bike to Work Day (May 15).
    • Earn $10 CommuterCash points and enter a prize drawing for a $120 RideDoc bike tune-up.

Bonus prizes of $25 in CommuterCash points will be awarded to the first 100 participants who meet either achievement for trips logged April 1 – May 15:

  • Track 25 or more non-drive alone commute trips (must be verified commute trips tracked in the CommuterCash app), OR
  • Log 40 or more non-drive alone trips (app or calendar, commute or non-commute)

All participants who meet either goDMV Overall Achievement criteria will also enter prize drawings for:

All registered goDMV participants must track their trips in the CommuterCash app or log them in the online Commute Log Calendar by April 1, April 15, April 22, April 30, or May 15 to qualify for all the above listed challenges and bonus prizes.

Thank You to Our 2026 Sponsors!