Asphalt Driveway Calculator

Q: How much does an asphalt driveway cost?

Asphalt driveways cost $7 to $15 per square foot installed, with most homeowners paying $7 to $13 per square foot. A 2-car 24 by 24 ft driveway (576 sq ft) runs $4,000 to $7,500 installed. Resurfacing an existing asphalt driveway is cheaper at $3 to $7 per square foot.

Q: How much does a new asphalt driveway cost per square foot?

A new asphalt driveway costs $8 to $12 per square foot installed when excavation and a gravel base are required, or $7 to $9 per square foot on an already-graded site. The installed price is all-in: excavation, gravel sub-base, hot-mix asphalt, and labor.

Asphalt driveways cost $7.00 to $15 per sq ft installed, with most homeowners paying $7.00 to $13 per sq ft. A 2-car 24 ft by 24 ft driveway (576 sq ft) runs about $4,000 to $7,500 installed. Resurfacing an existing driveway costs roughly half of a full replacement. Enter your dimensions and pick a job type below.

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Surface thickness (in) Gravel base depth (in, 0 = none) Installed ($/sq ft, all-in) Hot-mix asphalt ($/ton) Gravel base ($/ton)

Defaults & assumptions

Defaults: a 2-car 24 ft by 24 ft driveway, new install on prepared grade, US national average rates. Picking a job type prefills the installed $/sqft, surface depth, and base depth boxes (you can still edit them). Edit any rate to match a local quote.

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Asphalt driveway cost per square foot

An asphalt driveway has two layers: a hot-mix asphalt surface and an optional compacted gravel base. Installed costs run $7.00 to $15 per sq ft because the per-foot rate is all-in (excavation, gravel, hot-mix, labor, rolling). Hot-mix itself runs $100 to $150 per ton delivered, and the tonnage scales with surface depth: a 3″ compacted layer needs about 36 lb per square foot (so a 576 sq ft driveway at 3″ is ~10.4 tons before waste, ~25 tons with a 6″ gravel base). DIY materials for a straightforward overlay run $2 to $4 per square foot; new installs with excavation require equipment most homeowners don’t own, so a pro quote at $8 to $12 per square foot is the more realistic budget. Resurfacing (a 2″ overlay over the existing surface) is the cheapest refresh, at $3.00 to $7.00 per sq ft.

Typical asphalt driveway cost by size (US averages, 3″ surface, installed)
Driveway size	Materials only (DIY)	Professionally installed
12 ft × 24 ft (1-car, 288 sq ft)	$300 to $700	$2,000 to $4,300
24 ft × 24 ft (2-car, 576 sq ft)	$600 to $1,300	$4,000 to $8,600
24 ft × 40 ft (2-car long, 960 sq ft)	$1,000 to $2,200	$6,700 to $14,400
30 ft × 40 ft (3-car, 1,200 sq ft)	$1,250 to $2,800	$8,400 to $18,000

How the calculator works

Area is length × width. Hot-mix tonnage = area × surface depth (in inches ÷ 12 for feet) × 145 lb/ft³ density, divided by 2000 lb per ton, plus a 7% waste overage. Gravel base (when needed) = area × base depth (in inches ÷ 12 for feet) ÷ 27, then × 1.4 tons/yd³ for crushed stone. Installed total = area × your installed $/sqft rate (all-in). DIY materials = asphalt tonnage × hot-mix $/ton + gravel tonnage × base $/ton. Labor (in the breakdown bar) is the difference between installed and materials, floored at zero — it’s the line item you’re paying the contractor for, not separately editable. Price ranges reflect published US averages from national cost guides (Angi, HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Homewyse, 2026).

Asphalt driveway cost FAQ

How much does an asphalt driveway cost?

Asphalt driveways cost $7.00 to $15 per sq ft installed, with most homeowners paying $7.00 to $13 per sq ft. A 2-car 24 ft by 24 ft driveway (576 sq ft) runs $4,000 to $7,500 installed. Resurfacing an existing asphalt driveway is cheaper at $3.00 to $7.00 per sq ft.

How much does a new asphalt driveway cost per square foot?

A new asphalt driveway costs $8.00 to $12 per sq ft installed when excavation and a gravel base are required, or $7.00 to $9.00 per sq ft on an already-graded site. The installed price is all-in: excavation, gravel sub-base, hot-mix asphalt, and labor.

Is it cheaper to resurface or replace an asphalt driveway?

Resurfacing (a 2 in overlay over the existing surface) is about half the cost of full replacement at $3.00 to $7.00 per sq ft, but only works if the existing base is solid. Full repaving at $8.00 to $15 per sq ft is needed when the base has failed or there are wide cracks.

How long does an asphalt driveway last?

A properly installed asphalt driveway lasts 15 to 25 years. The first 2 to 3 years are the curing period: avoid parking in the same spot and sealcoat at year 2 to 3. A resurfacing overlay at year 12 to 15 typically extends another 10 to 15 years.