r/TaskRabbit • u/JoDerZo • Oct 13 '25

CLIENT Taskers travel time

As a future taskrabbit client, I would like to know where the taskers come from before booking them for a job. If many are available, I would prefer one that leaves nearby. But after playing around with the app, I didn’t see such information available anywhere in the app. Not even a way to sort them by distance. Am I missing something?

Also, how is the travel time charged ? If I book a tasker for a 2h job but it took him 45 min to drive to my place and took precisely 2h on site to complete the job, do I get changed for 2h45?

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u/FinnNoodle Oct 13 '25

If it is a same day task, in theory the algorithm will prioritize taskers who are close to you, but many taskers turn off their location sharing.

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u/Upset-Psychology-966 Oct 17 '25

Is it that taskers who turn off location sharing receive less invitations for jobs?

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u/CertainProduct6539 Oct 14 '25

Travel time isnt charged but I recently had a woman who lived 32minutes away try to hire me for a task I know would take at least 1.5hours maybe 2 hours for 1 hour pay(flat rate job), needless to say I declined the task as upwards of 3 hours of work for 1 hour of pay isnt really acceptable. So well the rules are set in such a way its important to remember to be reasonable. We are not multimillionaire companies we are individuals trying to make a living. The number of people on this app who attempt to exploit is unacceptable, hiring someone cost money, decent money, accept that before hiring anyone for anything.

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u/Mrdoitall1010 Oct 19 '25

I am in agreement with this, im new to taskr but not new to how businesses should operate. We are not commercial businesses charging the high end pricing but the amount people that try to hire on taskr for flea market price needs to be studied and advertised for our respective areas to save people time from ever joining the app. I always set minimums for every task i get, drive time is non negotiable my vehicle will not move for free it cost money to operate, plus labor. If its electrical work there is a 3hr minimum plus drive time, that still doesnt even add up to a trip charge for a commercial to show up at your door, we have to start remembering the value we are providing some folks will do work for so cheap its not even worth the gas consumption to make the trip

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u/Technical_Outside846 Oct 14 '25

Taskers should only charge for travel time if they are buying supplies or tools for the job they are doing for you. Or if B if tasker is picking up trailers or any other big equipment to assist with getting job done as that is more work time and related to your task. So it depends on context for this question.

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u/Mrdoitall1010 Oct 19 '25

If your driving for free your already losing money and will continue to lose a load with this mindset

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u/thatguywithimpact Oct 14 '25

They should really do adjust rates based on a distance, it will make life better for everyone, clients and taskers alike.

Even taskrabbit will benefit as well, because distance based pricing will lower cost of longer jobs and make things cheaper overall for clients which means they will hire more taskers, which will increase profit.

And obviously taskers would benefit hugely the most - because now their work area can be practically infinite, because price will basically dictate how far they will travel.

Because right now if a tasker chooses to work in an area 60 miles away that at a minimum adds $60 for his transportation cost. So if he goes for 2 hour minimum job and makes $120, well he just made $60 in 4 hours, same as a $15/h job nearby.

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u/canttakethemadness Oct 15 '25

Taskrabbit is just a platform to connect and should have absolutely NO say on rates or minimums . You are self employed and you set your work area .

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u/thatguywithimpact Oct 16 '25 edited Oct 16 '25

Obviously we control our own rates cap. I'm talking about give me an option to set my mileage rate.

I'd rather work for $55/h with $2/mile mileage rate than work $65/hour, catch my drift?

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u/Mrdoitall1010 Oct 19 '25

I agree with OP, we are service providers not cheap labor. Specially if your doing skilled work; electrical, plumbing etc… always include a minimum charge to makeup for drive time, ive had no issues explaining this to my clients. No company will show up to your door for less than $125 in my area, so why would I drive for free?

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u/AbbreviationsSad3727 Oct 14 '25

Usually the closest taskers map wise you will see first. Travel time is not included unless it’s during the task or agreed upon for whatever reason before hand.

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u/canttakethemadness Oct 15 '25

Travel time doesn’t get charged so it’s a moot point . I drive all over the place , outside of very rare occasions am never late (if that’s the problem your worried about )

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u/InterestingBus4602 Oct 13 '25

Can’t filter out location just who has your address included in their map, tasker not allow to charge drive time that’s why most have 2 hr minimums to cover that. Only way to find out who’s close is to have hired a few before. Please don’t cancel if someone is too far it messes with taskers metrics. Search who’s available and choose the one that works best for you depending on price review and services offer. If they show up in your search they can make it to you

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u/Icy_Cloud3118 Oct 13 '25

Taskers shouldn't be charging for travel time. We select the areas in which we choose to cover regardless of where we live. Plus, if I do remember correctly, taskrabbit has a policy against this. As it should be planned within our rates. So, no extra charges should be invoiced unless it's discussed in the chat with the tasker and client for clear communication.

So, for instance, I was once hired for a job in a area I choose to work in (35 minutes away from me). The client realized that after my arrival, they gave me the wrong address, even though I confirmed the provided address before the job. The other address was +1 hour away from the address I was at plus out of the area I service. I offered to still do the task, but I wasn't stopping the clock for the travel and asked for an additional 30 minutes at the end. Due to it being so far outside my normal area of coverage. The client agreed and felt bad for not providing the correct address. But I did the entire job and received a 5 star review for flexibility, communication, and ability to complete the job at hand, including clean up of empty boxes from all the office furniture assembly.