ft
ft
About 10 to 12 ft for one car, 20 to 24 ft for two.
in
4 inches for cars. 5 to 6 inches for trucks or heavy loads.
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Reinforcement
Adjusts labor to your state's wages.
Driveway cost
$4,000 to $9,300
Typical $6,650 for 480 sq ft
$13.85Per sq ft, all in
6.5 cu ydConcrete to order
480 sq ftArea
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How we got this

  1. Area40 ft × 12 ft = 480 sq ft
  2. RateConcrete: $8.00 to $19.00 per sq ft installed, typical $13.50From HomeAdvisor's driveway and concrete driveway guides. Low is the average of the sources' lows, high the average of their highs, typical the middle of the two.
  3. Concrete volume480 sq ft × 4 in ÷ 12 ÷ 27 = 5.93 cubic yardsThickness in feet times area gives cubic feet. A cubic yard is 27 cubic feet.
  4. Order with waste5.93 × (1 + 10%) = 6.52 cubic yardsInch Calculator advises 5% to 10% extra for settling, spillage and waste.
  5. Ready-mix for reference$759 to $1,095 at $117 to $168 a yardHomeAdvisor and This Old House. Already inside the installed rate, not added again.
  6. Wire mesh480 sq ft × $0.35This Old House, the one source: $0.35 a sq ft.
  7. Labor adjusted for the US average×1, national prices. Add your ZIP to adjust labor to your state.HomeAdvisor puts labor at about half of a driveway's cost.
  8. Total$4,000 to $9,300, typical $6,650
ItemQtyRate (typical)LowTypicalHigh
Concrete driveway, 4 in480 sq ft$13.50$3,840$6,480$9,120
Wire mesh reinforcement480 sq ft$0.35$168$168$168
Total$4,008$6,648$9,288

Sources: HomeAdvisor, driveway installation cost; HomeAdvisor, concrete driveway cost; HomeAdvisor, asphalt paving cost; HomeAdvisor, paver driveway cost; HomeAdvisor, asphalt sealing cost; Fixr, driveway paving cost; Fixr, asphalt driveway cost; Bob Vila, asphalt driveway cost; This Old House, concrete slab cost; Inch Calculator, concrete calculator (waste allowance); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files); US Census Bureau, 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. Checked 2026-10-08.

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