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Taking cleaner trips is way healthier and more rewarding than driving alone, especially with MyGCO! By taking clean commutes to and from your workplace you’re helping reduce the amount of traffic on the road and improve our region’s air quality – on top of earning daily rewards. Find out how easy taking commute alternatives can be with MyGCO.

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Two smartphones display the Georgia Commute Options app, showing a sign-up screen on one and the main dashboard with announcements, commute options, rewards, and achievements on the other, against a green background.

Earn Cash and Win Prizes

Whether you are carpooling, vanpooling, riding transit or teleworking, logging these commute alternatives is easier than ever with MyGCO. So sit back, enjoy your ride, and log commutes to earn points that can be used towards thousands of prizes. Rewards you can earn through MyGCO:

  • Gimme Five – Take and log a clean commute to earn $5 a day (up to $150 over a 90-day period).
  • $25 prize – Use your points to enter into the monthly $25 drawing. Each entry is 20 points. The more points you earn, the more drawings you can enter, and the better your chances of winning!
  • Commute Perks – Unlock discounts for popular local and national businesses when you log a minimum of 5 days of clean commutes per month.
Learn more about ways you can earn cash with MyGCO!

Plan & Log Daily Trips

MyGCO allows you to plan your commute to work. Gain real-time insights about your routes to help better schedule your trips. You can also save regular commutes to easily log trips for cash and prizes, and view your ride history whenever you want.

Two smartphones display a commute app interface. The front screen shows transportation options like bike, carpool, and transit, with details on cost, time, and CO2 saved. The back screen shows an activity log of recent trips.
Two smartphones display a carpool app interface showing a map, route, estimated travel time, and matching ride options. The background consists of diagonal blue color blocks.

Find Ride Matches

Want to share the ride? Get matched with commuters who live and work near you! You can find carpools going your way, look for any vanpools running nearby, and find the best transit option. On the MyGCO web platform, you can use our matching service to find a buddy to bike, take transit, or walk with too!

Guaranteed Ride Home

Stay ready with a GRH! If an unexpected event occurs, you can redeem up to 5 Uber rides home or to a designated park and ride lot from work each year. Even better? You’ll receive access to your first ride as soon as you create an account and enroll in MyGCO. Afterwards, log 8 clean days for each additional ride. Learn more about GRH and how to redeem rides. Register at mygco.com or download MyGCO app and start earning rewards the minute you sign up. Once you have it downloaded, click here for a step-by-step guide on how to register your MyGCO account.

A smartphone screen displays a "Guaranteed Ride Home" program, showing 3 rides available, program details, start/end dates, and buttons to request a ride, against a yellow background.
Step 1

Tap "Your Commute Options" to start.

A smartphone screen displays the Georgia Commute Options app home page, featuring menu options: Announcements, Your Commute Options, Guaranteed Ride Home, Clean Commuters Point Program, Rewards, and Achievements.
Step 2

Fill in your start/end point to see your commute options.

A smartphone screen displays a transportation app showing options to travel "To Work." Options include biking and carpooling, with details like time, distance, calories burned, CO2 saved, and reward points. Navigation tabs are visible below.
Step 3

Scroll to explore options.

A smartphone screen displays a carpool app with a map showing a driving route. It lists a 15-minute carpool match with Olivia, showing trip details and buttons for viewing details or exploring all matches.
Step 4

Tap any available travel icon to see your options: transit, walking, biking, and other modes.

A smartphone displays a transit app showing a sample route with a map, walking and metro directions, travel time of 30 minutes, and an "Open in Maps" button at the bottom.
Step 5

Tap "Rewards" to learn about the available rewards in the selected mode.

A smartphone screen displays a Carpool app on the "Rewards" tab, showing perks like discounts, a progress bar reading "5/5 Days," and reward options with icons for tags and a notepad with a pencil.

How to Find Your Best Route to Work

Step 1

Select "Pools," then tap "+" to create a post to let others know you are available to carpool.

A smartphone screen displays a "Pools" app page with a "Get Discovered" message, a megaphone icon, and a prompt to create posts. Navigation icons appear at the bottom for Home, Log, Record, Pools, and Account.
Step 2

Add your schedule and route to be matched with other users.

A smartphone screen shows a carpool app’s “Create Post” page with options to choose rider, driver, or either, set weekdays, arrival and departure times, select route (home or work), and save the post.
Step 3

Select the "Search" tab to find other users whose commutes match yours.

A mobile app screen shows carpool options under the “Home to Work” tab. Three carpools are listed with drivers’ names, routes, times, and days. Icons for car, navigation bar, and filtering options are visible.
Step 4

View your match details and send a message to connect.

A mobile app profile for Peyton shows they are a driver only, available Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, with routes in Atlanta. Notes mention preferred driving and a flexible schedule.

How to Find Carpools to Share the Ride to Work

Step 1

Tap "Log" at the bottom, then select the "+" sign at the top of the screen to add a new trip log.

A smartphone screen shows an Activity Log app for December 2024, listing logged trips: transit (bus and train) commutes on December 11, and bike rides on December 10. A blue plus button is at the bottom right.
Step 2

Select your mode, trip date(s), and start filling in your trip details, then tap “Save.”

A smartphone screen shows an app form to add a past carpool activity for December 18, 2024, with a round trip selected. Arrival time is 8:00 AM, departure is 5:30 PM. Options to clear or save are at the bottom.
Step 3

It takes 5 trips to unlock unlimited access to the Commute Perks.

A smartphone screen displays a "Reward Programs" page with three tabs: Active, Available, and Completed. The Active tab shows progress bars for "Commute Perks" and "Commuter Store" rewards, and an option to sign up.
Step 4

Browse over 100 perks & redeem discounts and deals.

A smartphone screen displays a "Commute Perks" page showing discounts for Georgia Aquarium, Bicycle Tours of Atlanta, and Six Flags Parks, each with logos and offer details.

How to Log Your Trips to Work to Start Earning Rewards

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