Concrete Driveway Cost 2026: 2-Car (20×24) $2,590 to $6,520
A two-car 20×24 concrete driveway, 4 inches thick with wire mesh, costs $2,590 to $6,520 installed, typically $3,970, at prices read in October 2026. A 1-car 12×20 is $1,510 to $4,200; a 3-car 30×24 is $3,730 to $8,970. At 6 inches with rebar the 2-car is $3,740 to $8,590.
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20 x 24 ft = 480 sq ft at 4 inches: $5.32 to $13.38 per sq ft installed.
| Line and source | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Ready-mix concrete 5.93 cu yd plus 5 to 10% overage, 3,000 PSI at Supreme Concrete $127.05, Minimix Concrete $136.00, Gehring Construction & Ready-Mix $148.00, Scenic City Ready Mix $165.00 a yard | $791 | $905 | $1,076 |
Delivery and small-load fees Per-truck and short-load charges on the same four price lists | $0 | $35 | $419 |
Crushed-stone base, 4 in Crusher run from D & L Supply, JMJ Companies, Golden Landscaping Supply, Yard Works Landscape Supply | $313 | $390 | $532 |
Wire mesh (6x6 10-gauge) Menards online price, read 13 Oct 2026 | $115 | $115 | $115 |
Form boards Menards lumber, shared across reuses | $33 | $50 | $67 |
Crew labour Crew hours (our estimate) x BLS OEWS national wages, May 2025 x BLS employer costs (June 2026): $29.60 to $43.77 a crew hour | $876 | $1,512 | $2,381 |
Overhead and margin Our estimate: 20% to 40% of direct cost | $426 | $902 | $1,836 |
Low uses the cheapest published price and our lowest assumption on every line, high the dearest. The region changes crew wages only: no state-level ready-mix price is published, so concrete and materials stay at the four price lists. Not included: excavation, permits, pumping, sealing. Totals are rounded to the nearest $10.
Concrete Driveway Cost by Size
| Driveway | Sq Ft | 4-inch mesh, typical | 4-inch mesh, low to high | 6-inch rebar, low to high | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-car (10×20) | 200 | $2,120 | $1,320 to $3,790 | $1,800 to $4,670 | Narrow single lane |
| 1-car (12×20) | 240 | $2,400 | $1,510 to $4,200 | $2,020 to $5,250 | Comfortable single lane |
| 1-car, long (10×40) | 400 | $3,430 | $2,220 to $5,720 | $3,180 to $7,460 | Single lane, house set back |
| 2-car (20×20) | 400 | $3,410 | $2,210 to $5,700 | $3,170 to $7,430 | Short double |
| 2-car (20×24) | 480 | $3,970 | $2,590 to $6,520 | $3,740 to $8,590 | Standard double |
| 2-car (24×24) | 576 | $4,630 | $3,050 to $7,500 | $4,420 to $10,560 | Wide double |
| 2-car, long (20×40) | 800 | $6,230 | $4,120 to $10,370 | $6,020 to $13,810 | Double, house set back |
| 3-car (30×24) | 720 | $5,630 | $3,730 to $8,970 | $5,450 to $12,640 | Triple width |
4,000 PSI ready-mix, 4-inch crushed-stone base, broom finish, forms, crew, overhead and margin, national prices. Excludes removal of an old driveway, excavation, the street apron and curb cut, permits and sealing.
4, 5 or 6 Inches? (20×24 Prices)
| Spec | Typical | Low to high | Per sq ft | Choose it for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-inch, wire mesh | $3,970 | $2,590 to $6,520 | $5.40–$13.58 | Cars and light pickups on firm, drained ground |
| 5-inch, rebar grid | $5,040 | $3,380 to $7,990 | $7.05–$16.64 | Heavier pickups and vans, or softer ground |
| 6-inch, rebar grid | $5,500 | $3,740 to $8,590 | $7.78–$17.89 | RVs, delivery trucks, clay or frost-prone ground |
Replace, Repair or Lift?
Tear out and replace a 20×24
Removal: $480 to $1,333 at $1.00 to $2.78 a sq ft, from the driveway-removal bids to the Village of River Forest, IL (December 2025). New 4-inch driveway: $2,590 to $6,520. Together: $3,070 to $7,853. More on the removal and replacement page.
Sunken but sound?
A slab that has settled in one piece can often be lifted rather than replaced. Public bids and a published foam-lifting price list are on the mudjacking vs replacement page.
What a Village Paid, and What the Guides Say
The same River Forest bid tabulation priced a new 6-inch concrete driveway (50 square yards, about 450 sq ft) at $75.00 to $176.00 a square yard across eight bidders: $8.33 to $19.56 a sq ft, median $11.94. Our model prices a 6-inch rebar driveway of that size at $7.84 to $18.14 a sq ft. These are bids on a municipal program in one Chicago suburb, so they are a check on the model, not a quote for your driveway.
Concrete Network (page dated 14 July 2026) gives $5 to $21 per sq ft for driveways, plain to decorative. We do not price asphalt or pavers: we have no primary source for either yet. Why the guides disagree is set out on the homepage.
How We Price a Slab
Every installed price on this site comes from one model: published ready-mix and materials prices, plus crew hours priced at Bureau of Labor Statistics wages, plus overhead and margin. The low figure uses the lowest published input and our lowest assumption at every step; the high figure uses the highest. The crew hours, overage and margin are our own estimates, not published figures, and are listed below so you can check them against your quote. Worked example: a 20 x 24 ft two-car driveway (4-inch, 4,000 PSI, wire mesh, broom finish, 4-inch stone base).
| Line | Low | Typical | High | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ready-mix concrete | $821 | $949 | $1,141 | 5.93 cu yd plus 5 to 10% overage, at published per-yard prices |
| Delivery and small-load charges | $0 | $35 | $419 | Per-truck charges from the same price lists (10 yd per truck) |
| Crushed-stone base | $313 | $390 | $532 | 4 in compacted crusher run |
| Reinforcement | $115 | $115 | $115 | 6x6 10-gauge mesh panels, lapped |
| Form lumber | $33 | $50 | $67 | Perimeter boards, shared across reuses |
| Crew labour | $876 | $1,512 | $2,381 | Crew hours x BLS wages x employer costs |
| Overhead and margin | $432 | $915 | $1,862 | 20% to 40% on direct cost |
| Installed total | $2,590 | $3,970 | $6,520 | Rounded to the nearest $10 |
Not included: excavation and soil haul-off, removing an old slab, permits, pumping, decorative finishes and sealing. Totals are national; the calculators’ state option swaps in that state’s BLS wages and leaves concrete and materials at the published lists.
Published inputs (read 13 October 2026)
- Ready-mix, per cubic yard: 3,000 PSI $127.05 to $165.00, 4,000 PSI $132.00 to $175.00, from Supreme Concrete (Los Angeles, CA), Minimix Concrete (Pequannock, NJ), Gehring Construction & Ready-Mix (Columbus, NE, list dated 2026-01-01), Scenic City Ready Mix (Tennessee, list dated 2024-08-03).
- Small orders and trucks: short-load charge $50 under 4 yd (Gehring) or $100 at 5 yd or less, plus $100 more at 2 yd or less (Scenic City); per truck, no charge within 20 miles (Gehring), a $35 surcharge (Scenic City), or $363.88 Zone A delivery plus a $55 environmental fee (Supreme).
- Crushed-stone base: $44.00 to $74.75 per cubic yard from D & L Supply (Central New York, $44.00/yd), JMJ Companies (Lynchburg, VA, $39.50/ton), Golden Landscaping Supply (Cumming, GA, $50.00/ton), Yard Works Landscape Supply (Fort Mill, SC, $74.75/yd); per-ton prices converted at 2,450 lb per yard.
- Steel, forms, poly: #4 rebar 20 ft $8.99, 6x6 10-gauge mesh 4x8 panel $6.99, 2x6x12 $14.32, 2x4x16 $12.13, 6-mil poly 8 ft 4 in x 100 ft $59.99, rebar chair $0.33 (Menards online prices; Home Depot and Lowe’s pages could not be read that day). That works out to $0.24 per sq ft for mesh and $0.74 per sq ft for a rebar grid, materials only.
- Wages: BLS OEWS 47-2051 cement masons (May 2025) 25th percentile $22.60, median $27.41, 75th $32.15 an hour; 47-2061 construction laborers $18.57, $22.66, $28.72. Employer costs from BLS ECEC June 2026, construction industry ($51.96 total compensation per $36.13 of wages, x1.44): a crew hour costs $29.60 to $43.77.
Our assumptions (estimates, not published figures)
- Crew: half cement masons, half laborers.
- Setup per job: 8 to 16 crew hours (layout, stripping, cleanup).
- Per 100 sq ft: 4-inch 4 to 7 crew hours, 6-inch 5 to 8.5, 8-inch 6 to 10; add 0.5 to 1 for mesh or 1.5 to 2.5 for rebar.
- Concrete overage 5% to 10%; base stone ordered at 1.2x its compacted volume; form boards charged at half to all of their price.
- Overhead and margin 20% to 40% of direct cost.
- 6-inch and thicker slabs use 4,000 PSI mix; thinner slabs 3,000 PSI.
Sources: BLS OEWS 47-2051 cement masons (May 2025), BLS OEWS 47-2061 construction laborers (May 2025), BLS ECEC, construction (June 2026), ready-mix price lists from Supreme Concrete, Minimix Concrete, Gehring Construction & Ready-Mix, Scenic City Ready Mix, crusher-run prices from D & L Supply, JMJ Companies, Golden Landscaping Supply, Yard Works Landscape Supply, Menards mesh, rebar, lumber and poly prices, Village of River Forest, IL bid tabulation (3 December 2025), IRC R105.2, R506.1 and R506.2.4. Model inputs read 13 October 2026; River Forest bids and Concrete Network read 14 October 2026. Crew hours, overage, overhead and margin are our estimates and are listed in the method above.