Industry example
Park Graph for Municipal Lots
How a town or city could replace meters in its paid lots with QR payments by phone, with a record of every payment it can check against deposits.
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
Meters and pay stations cost money to buy, power, repair and empty, and coin collection takes staff time. Many residents and visitors no longer carry coins.
Finance staff need a record they can check against deposits, and a council wants to know what each lot brings in.
How Park Graph handles it
Pay by phone from a sign
Drivers scan a QR sign and pay with Apple Pay, Google Pay or a card. No app, no account and no coins.
A record of every payment
Each payment goes through Stripe and is listed in your dashboard with the plate, time and lot.
Several lots
Run each lot with its own rate. Starter covers up to 3 lots; Pro and Enterprise have no lot limit.
No contract on Starter or Pro
Starter is $0 a month and Pro cancels anytime. Enterprise is sales-led with invoice billing.
Modeled revenue
One month at this kind of lot, worked out with the same math as the earnings estimator on our homepage.
Hourly parking
- Spaces
- 150
- Rate
- $2 an hour
- Paid hours a day
- 10
- Filled
- 60%
- Days
- 30
150 spaces × $2 an hour × 10 paid hours × 60% filled × 30 days, paid in 2-hour stays of $4. That's about $54,000 a month.
| A modeled month | Starter | ProKeeps more |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $54,000 | $54,000 |
| Stripe card fees (estimate) | −$5,670 | −$5,670 |
| Park Graph fees | −$10,125 | −$3,375 |
| Plan price | $-0 | −$499 |
| You keep | $38,205 | $44,456 |
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 set an hourly rate with a daily maximum: $2 an hour in this example.
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
- Can a city replace parking meters with Park Graph?
- In off-street lots, yes: drivers scan a QR sign and pay by phone, so there are no meters to buy, power or empty. Following local rules, permits and sign requirements stays with the city as the lot owner.
- Is there a record we can check against deposits?
- Yes. Every payment goes through Stripe and shows in your dashboard with the plate, time and amount, and payouts go to your bank account through Stripe.
- Does a city need a long contract?
- No. Starter and Pro have no contract, and paid plans cancel anytime. Enterprise is sales-led with invoice billing for teams that need it.
- Is Park Graph for Municipal Lots 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 municipal lots numbers worked out?
- With the math behind the earnings estimator on our homepage. Revenue comes from the assumptions shown (150 spaces at $2 an hour, 10 paid hours a day, 60% full): about $54,000 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 municipal lots 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.