Looking to understand how to make more money as a Grubhub driver?
Delivery partners can get the most out of their delivery job by following these helpful tips:
Complete missions to make extra cash
Missions offer extra earning opportunities for completing challenges in the Driver app. For example, an extra $50 may be offered for completing a certain number of deliveries in a set amount of time. Use the Driver app to get notified about upcoming missions, track your progress, and manage payouts.
Guarantee time on the road with scheduling
Block scheduling helps prevent over-saturation of delivery partners during a given timeframe within a market, protecting your earning potential. Plus, delivery partners on a scheduled block are considered for nearby delivery jobs ahead of non-scheduled delivery partners who are simply “toggled on,” so you’re more likely to get consistent offers for more earnings.
Complete convenience and grocery delivery jobs with Shop + Pay
Grubhub drivers deliver from more than just restaurants. Shop + Pay unlocks the ability to deliver grocery and convenience items to customers by packaging and purchasing the items in-store. No waiting around–just go to the convenience or grocery store, grab the items from the customer’s shopping list, check out, and deliver. Shop + Pay orders, on average, pay more per order than restaurant deliveries*, making convenience and grocery delivery jobs an easy way to make extra money.
Find your area’s delivery hotspots
Making deliveries in especially active areas can help you make more money. Look out for hotspots on the map in your Driver app. These areas are the busiest spots within your market during a specific time period, and traveling to a hotspot may give you the opportunity to accept more offers. More offers means more deliveries for more earnings.
Take advantage of bundled orders
All delivery partners can receive bundled orders in the Driver app. When several orders are placed from the same or nearby merchants, Grubhub will combine them into one trip for you. Fulfilling bundled orders can mean more delivery pay and tips for less drive time, resulting in higher potential earnings! Bundles must be accepted in their entirety—you cannot accept or reject individual orders within a bundle.
Boost your driver level for increased earning opportunities
Driver levels allow delivery partners to unlock increased earning opportunities through better performance. For example, catering and large orders are available to top delivery partners and often come with greater base pay and tip potential, given their size. Top delivery partners also gain early access to scheduling to secure time on the road. All of these add up to better potential earnings at higher levels. Delivery partners earn a driver level (Partner, Pro, or Premier) based on their stats after their first 20 deliveries.
* Based on the national average earnings per order, Shop + Pay orders resulted in higher earnings, on average, per delivery than restaurant orders. Individual earnings may vary due to factors such as order size, market conditions, geographic location and delivery partner behavior and performance. Earnings are not guaranteed, are subject to change and depend on a variety of factors. Delivery partners are responsible for all costs associated with driving.
