The 2nd Annual goDMV Commuter Competition is back — and it’s bigger, greener, and more rewarding than ever! This free, friendly contest motivates commuters to choose sustainable travel options like transit, biking, walking, carpooling, vanpooling, and telework.
Using the CommuterCash app, participants log their trips, climb the leaderboard, earn points redeemable for cash and prizes, and help reduce congestion and emissions across the DC Metro region.
Create a goDMV Employer Team and rally your workforce to commute sustainably! Your team will compete for top leaderboard rankings while your employees earn rewards and contribute to your organization’s sustainability goals.
Top-performing teams will win:
Plus, you’ll benefit from:
If your organization is located in the DC Metro area (see shaded areas of this map), you’re eligible to participate. Spots are limited — don’t miss out!
Complete the Employer Form on this webpage to get started. Whether you’re ready to compete or just want to learn more, we’ll follow up with next steps and support.
Don’t worry, we’ll make it easy for you to build your team!
The goDMV Commuter Competition is a free, fun, and friendly way for employers to encourage employees to use sustainable commuting methods to get to work. The competition is coordinated by Commuter Connections and its network of local government transportation departments throughout the metropolitan Washington, DC region.
The basic concept: by forming a goDMV employer team, your employees who join the competition will earn points for logging their daily bike, walk, transit, telework, carpool, and vanpool trips in our CommuterCash app. You’ll watch your team climb the leaderboard while your employees earn CommuterCash points and qualify for great prizes, including cash and gift cards. At the end of the competition, one large and one small employer from each state (DC, MD, VA) with the most trips on the leaderboard logged by their employees during the 1.5-month competition will win a free lunch for participating employees, a shiny awards trophy and bragging rights, and some cool SWAG for your team!
Commuter Connections will provide robust support to team captains. Our assistance includes:
More resources will be provided as we get closer to the start of the goDMV Commuter Competition. Stay tuned!.
Raffle prizes for this year’s competition include:
Forty employer teams combined to help eliminate over 400,000 vehicle miles travelled in the inaugural 2025 goDMV Commuter Competition. Congratulations to all the participants, prize winners, and employer champions!
Want to see how we did in the 2025 competition? Check out our results here!
ActioNet
American Chemical Society
American College of Cardiology
American Public Transportation Association – CHAMPION!
American University
Appian
Ashoka
Avid Core
Bancroft Elementary School
Carlyle Council
District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Foursquare ITP Inc
General Secretariat of the Organization of American States
Georgetown University
Gonzaga College High School
Greater Washington Partnership
Hilton Garden Inn Alexandria Old Town/ Donohoe Hospitality Services
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova Center for Personalized Health
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Inova Health System
Inova Loudoun Hospital
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Inter-American Development Bank
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Kimley-Horn of DC
Loudoun County – CHAMPION!
Mundo Verde
NeighborWorks America
OmniRide
Prince George’s County, Office of Transportation
School Without Walls
SOME (So Others Might Eat)
The Aspen Institute
The Catholic University of America
The DC Dentist
The World Bank Group – CHAMPION!
Transurban
Tysons Community Alliance
World Resources Institute
Commuters will be able to join the goDMV Commuter Competition as individuals and as part of an employer team when registration opens in February 2026. Check back often as we update this page with more details on prizes and ways you can win. In the meantime, make sure you’re ready to participate!
To participate in the goDMV Commuter Competition, you must work in the District of Columbia or certain parts of Maryland and Virginia (commonly referred to as the DC Metro area). If your employer is located in the shaded area of this map, you are eligible to participate.
Maximize your winnings during the goDMV Commuter Competition by using our free CommuterCash app. It’s easy to get started:
CommuterCash is available to use year-round; this free app rewards commuters for using transit, biking, walking, carpooling, or vanpooling during peak weekday commute times; the points you earn for logging your trips can be redeemed for great prizes. Visit commutercash.org for more information on the CommuterCash app – get the app today so you’re ready when the goDMV Commuter Competition officially starts on April 1!
Thanks for your interest in the 2026 goDMV Commuter Competition! Please review our Frequently Asked Questions and check back often for updates and more resources!
goDMV registration opens February 1 and will stay open until May 8, but the sooner you register, the more points and rewards you’ll qualify to earn!
If you are commuting into or within the DC metro area (shaded area on this map), you can enter into the goDMV Commuter Competition when the goDMV JOIN NOW button appears on your account on February 1.
Follow the steps below to make sure you are ready to log trips and earn points:
Already have a CommuterCash and/or Commuter Connections account?
Don’t have a CommuterCash and/or Commuter Connections account yet?
*Can’t use the app? You can use the calendar in your online account at commuterconnections.org, but using the CommuterCash app maximizes your earnings before, during, and after goDMV!
Not sure if you already have an account? Can’t login? Don’t see the JOIN NOW button on February 1? Contact us at [email protected] or call 800-745-7433 for assistance.
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.
Grand Prize
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):
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.
Honorable Mentions
Participants finishing in the top 20* on the Individual 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 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.
Themed Rewards (Mini-Challenges)
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:
goDMV Overall Achievement Bonuses
Bonus prizes of $25 in CommuterCash points will be awarded to participants who:
Participants who meet either of the goDMV Overall Achievement criteria will also enter prize drawings for:
All trips must be tracked in the CommuterCash app or logged 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.
Prize winners will be randomly selected and notified by email. Participants who earn bonus CommuterCash points will see the points added to their balance and a new digital badge in their app and will be notified by email.
The goDMV JOIN NOW button won’t appear on your account until February 1, but if you aren’t commuting to an employer in the DC metro area, you won’t be able to participate in goDMV.
If you do commute to an employer in the DC metro area and don’t see the JOIN NOW button in your account on February 1, make sure your employer information on your account is correct and update it if needed, or reach out to the Commuter Connections goDMV team for account support at 800-745-7433 or [email protected].
If your employer has formed an official goDMV team, you’ll see the Employer Leaderboard in your app and your employer team name and ranking after you have registered for goDMV (you’ll see the Commuter Leaderboard below the Employer Leaderboard).
Don’t see the Employer Leaderboard? Make sure your CommuterCash account is updated with your correct employer information – reach out to the Commuter Connections goDMV team for support: 800-745-7433 or [email protected].
You’ll earn points towards the Commuter and (if applicable) Employer leaderboards by logging your trips in the CommuterCash app or online calendar. Here’s what counts April 1 – May 15:
*Up to two of those trips may be logged in the online calendar (this includes logging telework commutes). We highly encourage you to use CommuterCash to log as many real-time trips as possible to maximize the number of trips you can log each day AND qualify for additional bonuses and rewards.
Visit our Guide to Earning Points for quick overview of the differences and benefits of each option.
The goDMV Commuter Competition takes place April 1 through May 15.
You have two options for logging trips for the goDMV Commuter Competition:
Log trips in the CommuterCash app (preferred option):
To log a trip in the online Commute Log calendar:
Logging trips in CommuterCash allows you to earn more goDMV points towards your commuter and team leaderboards (if applicable), and chances to earn points in your personal CommuterCash balance.
Visit our Guide to Earning Points for quick overview of the differences and benefits of each option.
Commute and non-commute trips count towards your six trip per-day limit, as long as they are “sustainable” trips:
Drive alone trips do not contribute points to the goDMV Commuter Competition.
Logging telework trips for the 2026 goDMV competition is easy! You just log into your account, tap the Log Trip button, and then tap the Log Telework button (under the Start Trip button).
This will automatically award you two goDMV points, however, you will not be able to use the online calendar to log any other trips that day (you can still log up to 4 non-commute trips in CommuterCash to reach your daily 6 point maximum), and you will not qualify for any CommuterCash points in your personal balance for that day.
No problem! If you forgot or couldn’t log a trip with the CommuterCash app, use the online calendar to log those missed trips.
Important notes about logging trips in the calendar!
You’ll see the Commuter Leaderboard appear in your app or online account after you have registered for goDMV. Every time you log a trip during goDMV (up to six trips per day, seven days per week), you’ll see your points added to your spot on the leaderboard. You’ll also see your rank if you’re not in the top 10, and you can choose to display your name (first name, last initial) or remain anonymous to your competitors.
We’ll notify all recipients of bonus CommuterCash points and raffle prize drawings by email, so be on the lookout after April 1, April 15, April 22, April 30, and May 15 to see if you’ve won!
Recipients of bonus CommuterCash points will also receive badges in the app and see the bonus points added to their CommuterCash rewards balance.
Visit our commutercash.org webpage to get more details about the CommuterCash app!
CommuterCash will remain available to commuters across the DC metro region and throughout Maryland after the goDMV Commuter Competition ends, offering you continued opportunities to keep earning rewards for logging your sustainable commute trips to work!
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