It’s best to position yourself somewhere near a city centre since the outer suburbs generally will not see sustained surge, only presenting short periods of increased demand after 10pm. Somewhere between 10 and 11pm, as people start to head home, you’ll start seeing a bit more movement from people.
Most people have made their way to their destination by this time, usually a dinner, and will be sitting tight for a while. At around 8pm, both nights, you can expect a couple quiet hours. It usually works, and it’s worth waiting to get online until the demand starts to grow.
Saturdays are far busier in this period, and I’ve learned to position myself in premium suburbs just before this demand starts to ramp up with the hope of getting people heading into the city for dinners or events. Both nights see high demand from 5:30pm to 8:00pm although it starts to taper at around 7:30. Although these nights are the busiest of the week, there’s a definite pattern around when, specifically, there will be high demand. Friday and Saturday Nightsįriday and Saturday nights are the staples for most drivers looking to increase their earnings. Wednesday mornings always tend to appear the slowest. Drivers I’ve spoken to are often averaging around $50/hr in this period, which is certainly attractive if you have the ability to be on the road in this period. There’s normally some heavy surges at 5:30 - 6:00am from business travelers heading to the airport, and then reasonably steady surges heading through to around 9am.
Even though I have almost never driven in the mornings personally, I can’t help but to open the Uber app on my phone to keep an eye on it while I drive into work. The demand is high, and because so many drivers are doing rideshare driving as a second job, the number of drivers on the road is significantly lower than evenings and weekends. Whilst I don’t drive weekday morning myself, this is one of the most profitable times of the week to drive.
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