Commuter Benefits

Money saving transportation plans for commuters.

Commuter Benefits are account-based transportation benefit plans that offer participants tax savings on work-related commuting expenses. Clients can choose to offer a transit and/or parking account to their participants.

Transit Accounts

With Commuter Benefits, employers can offer participants transit accounts for their work-related commuting expenses. Transit accounts can be used to pay for commute expenses to and from the workplace. Eligible transit expenses include passes, tokens, fare cards, vouchers, or similar items for:

• Mass transit (such as the train, bus, subway, or ferry)
• Commuter highway vehicles (such as vanpools)

Parking Accounts

With Commuter Benefits, employers can offer participants parking accounts for their work-related parking expenses. Parking accounts can be used to pay for the following types of parking:

• At or near the participant’s regular place of employment
• At a location from which a participant commutes to work by carpool, commuter highway vehicle, or mass transit

Benefits Card Technology

Funds for Commuter Benefits are auto-loaded to a Benefits Card and can be used to pay for eligible parking and transit expenses anywhere the card is supported.

Additionally, smart technology allows all EBC account- based products, including FSA, HSA, and HRA, to be loaded on one Benefits Card.