RUNGig driver playbook · FL
Driving in Tampa
Tampa Bay is a sleeper market — lower competition than Miami or Orlando, decent earnings, and a steady airport queue.
Population
400k city · 3.3M metro
Uber avg/hr
$21–26/hr
DoorDash avg/hr
$17–22/hr
Best hours to drive in Tampa
Thu–Sat 8pm–2am, snowbird season Nov–Apr
Worst window: Aug–Sep midday
Tampa surge hotspots
- Ybor City (7th Ave) — Sat night surge
- SoHo / Hyde Park
- Channelside / Sparkman Wharf
- Downtown St Pete
- Beach drop-offs (Clearwater + St Pete)
Airport strategy
TPA — easy in/out, fast queue
Recurring surge events
Bucs gamesLightning gamesRaysGasparilla Festival (Jan)Wrestlemania (when in town)
Taxes for FL drivers
No FL state income tax. Federal mileage is everything.
Run the FL tax calculator →Weather watch
Daily summer thunderstorms 3–5pm — plan breaks around them.
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