Industry example
Park Graph for Churches
How a church lot that sits empty Monday to Friday could rent weekday spaces to commuters and nearby workers, and keep the rest free for members.
This is an industry example, not a customer story. No business is named, and the numbers are modeled from the assumptions shown, not reported by an operator. For a real Park Graph operator, read the Wins Parking case study.
The problem
A church lot is full on Sunday morning and for a few evening events, and close to empty the rest of the week. Near a downtown, a hospital or a transit stop, commuters are looking for exactly those weekday spaces.
Most churches don't want to hire a parking company, sign a long contract or hand the lot to strangers on Sunday.
How Park Graph handles it
Rent only the rows you choose
Post the sign at the rows you rent and keep the rest for staff, members and visitors.
Daily or monthly
Charge commuters a daily price, or sell monthly passes that renew until they stop them.
Nothing to start
Starter is $0 a month: Park Graph takes a fee only when a driver pays. There's no contract.
Clear records
Every payment is in your dashboard and paid out to your bank through Stripe, so the finance team sees what came in.
Modeled revenue
One month at this kind of lot, worked out with the same math as the earnings estimator on our homepage.
Weekday commuter parking
- Spaces
- 60
- Price
- $8 a day
- Filled
- 50%
- Days
- 22
60 spaces × 50% filled × 22 days = 660 payments of $8. That's about $5,280 a month.
| A modeled month | StarterKeeps more | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,280 | $5,280 |
| Stripe card fees (estimate) | −$350 | −$350 |
| Park Graph fees | −$528 | −$264 |
| Plan price | $-0 | −$499 |
| You keep | $4,402 | $4,167 |
Park Graph's fee is worked out per payment: Starter is 10% with a $0.75 minimum and no monthly price; Pro is 5% with a $0.25 minimum, plus $499/mo. Stripe's card fee is estimated at 2.9% + 30¢ a payment. This is an example, not a customer's result: taxes, refunds, signs and slow months are left out, and your own lot will differ.
How to set it up
Sign up and add your lot
Create a free account, add the lot's address and tell Park Graph how many spaces are for rent.
Set your prices
Open Pricing and turn on daily rates for cars in Rates by vehicle: $8 a day in this example. Add a monthly pass for regular commuters if you want one.
Connect Stripe for payouts
Connect a Stripe account and verify your ID so payouts can reach your bank. Your first payout is released 7 days after your first payment, once your ID check is done. After that, payouts arrive 2 business days after each payment.
Post your QR sign
Print your sign on any printer or order a printed sign kit, and post it where drivers park. Drivers scan it with their phone camera and pay.
What stays yours: following local laws and permits, posting any signs your area requires, liability insurance and enforcement, as Section 26 of our Terms explains.
Keep reading
Frequently asked questions
- Will members have to pay on Sunday?
- Not if you rent set rows. Park Graph doesn't turn charging on and off by day yet, so post the sign only at the rows you rent on weekdays and keep the rest for members.
- What does it cost a church to start?
- Nothing up front on Starter: it's $0 a month and Park Graph's fee is 10% of each payment (minimum $0.75), charged only when a driver pays. There's no contract.
- Is a church allowed to charge for parking?
- Check your zoning, any lease or denomination rules, and your insurance before you charge. Following local laws and keeping liability insurance are yours as the lot owner; Section 26 of our Terms explains what's yours.
- Is Park Graph for Churches a real customer story?
- No. This page is an industry example, not a customer story: no business is named and nothing on it was reported by an operator. It shows how this kind of lot could run on Park Graph. Our one customer case study is Wins Parking at Eagle County Airport (EGE) and Edwards, Colorado.
- How were the churches numbers worked out?
- With the math behind the earnings estimator on our homepage. Revenue comes from the assumptions shown (60 spaces rented to weekday commuters at $8 a day, 22 weekdays a month, 50% full): about $5,280 a month. Park Graph's fee is worked out per payment on each plan (Starter: 10%, minimum $0.75; Pro: 5%, minimum $0.25, plus $499/mo), and Stripe's card fee is estimated at 2.9% + 30¢ a payment. Taxes, refunds, signs and slow months are left out.
Put your churches lot on Park Graph
Start free on Starter: add your lot, set your prices and print your sign. Drivers pay by phone and payouts go to your bank through Stripe.