Commuter Checks are one way we encourage folks to use public transportation, and people love it.
THEY LOVE IT.
It’s the one benefit that you can experience every single day of the week. It’s very tangible.

… it’s one of the best commitments we’ve made to our employees.

Commuter Check is an excellent way for Boston-area employers to help improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion, while also benefiting their employees and their own bottom line.

As CPA’s, here’s an idea that works for us and may work for you. Commuter Check reduces employee transit costs, helps improve air quality and eases traffic congestion, while actually reducing compensations costs. Dollar-for-dollar, it’s more tax effective to give employees Commuter Check than a comparable amount of salary. It’s a low cost employee benefit but is greatly appreciated.

Attorneys and staff commute from all over the Bay Area and Commuter Check reinforces the use of transit – all but one now regularly use transit. It’s so easy to administer; we simply order quarterly and put vouchers in with paychecks.

Participation has increased. It’s a great benefit for the employee, the company and the environment.

The Bay Area Council has purchased Commuter Checks since 1996. It is a well-designed program serving vital goals that pays a high level of attention to employer concerns.

You get a lot of bang for the buck with Commuter Check; it’s an inexpensive benefit yet employees value it highly. The benefit is immediate and tangible, with employees made aware of it every month. For an administrator, it couldn’t be easier. Purchasing and using the vouchers is a breeze. I can’t say enough good things about Commuter Check.

As one of the largest socially community banks in the country, we are pleased to participate in Commuter Check. Employees are enthusiastic about this enhancement to their benefits package and the Bank appreciates the opportunity to further encourage the reduction of environmental pollutants.

Every time I hand one out I get a smile.

I probably would not take the train if it weren’t for the program. I’m glad we have it.

Lahey is an active multi-specialty group medical practice that works to be a vital part of the communities we serve. As a business, we’re always looking for new strategies to help reduce parking demand in and around the clinic. Commuter Check has been an easy and cost effective employee benefit that also helps us promote alternative transportation.

We subsidize all modes of getting to work. It’s good for recruitment and retention. Also, it’s getting to the point where it’s not practical for everyone to drive.

Parking was an employee benefit so it was only fair to give Commuter Check to our employees who use transit. Several decided to try transit because of the program, and transit use has grown. And it helps the bank do the right thing and reduce smog.

An increasing number of companies are providing transportation benefits as a way to lure top talent, workplace experts say.

The transit benefit sharply lowers commuting costs for hundreds of thousands of people and can cause a surge in transit riders.

Some fringes such as employee fare discounts are tax-free, which means your employees get more on an after-tax basis than if you give the same amount of taxable benefits. But it doesn’t cost your company one red cent more; in fact, it may cost less than taxable compensation.

Don’t let big-ticket benefits like health and dental coverage distract you from the less costly benefits that make a difference to your employees.

Projected salary increases are only about 4% this year. But many employees are taking home more because companies are relying more on non-traditional compensation programs than raises.