--- title: How to Measure a Marina's Average Daily Rate description: Average Daily Rate is a key foundational metric to drive a marina's revenue and growth. Learn how it works and what goes into reporting on it. image: https://mxreport.com/hubfs/Colorado.jpg --- [![Marina-x Reports Logo](https://mxreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mark-full-light.png?width=150&height=66&name=mark-full-light.png "Marina-x Reports Logo")](https://mxreport.com/blog) - [Home](https://mxreport.com) - [Blog](https://mxreport.com/blog) - [Contact](https://mxreport.com/contact) Hit enter to search or ESC to close [Free Report Download](https://mxreport.com/marinas-as-investments-whitepaper) Hit enter to search or ESC to close August 16, 2023 [Adrian Mott](https://mxreport.com/blog/author/adrian-mott) # How to Measure a Marina's Average Daily Rate [Reporting](https://mxreport.com/blog/tag/reporting) ![Picture of Adrian Mott](https://mxreport.com/hubfs/Colorado.jpg) ##### Share - - - Average daily rate is just as it sounds.  Since occupancy and rates can fluctuate throughout a season or year,  Average Daily Rate gives you a handle on what your baseline rates are.  It's not a problem if your rates vary, in fact, it's a good thing as you're likely responding to demand.  But when compared with other similar marinas, your average daily rate shouldn't be well below or well above others without a good reason.   ## What is needed to calculate a marina's Average Daily Rate (ADR)? 1.  Total confirmed slip revenue 2.  Total confirmed linear feet sold ## How to calculate a marina's Average Daily Rate (ADR) A marina's ADR can be calculated using the following formula: ![adr-graphic](https://mxreport.com/hs-fs/hubfs/adr-graphic.png?width=1000&height=300&name=adr-graphic.png) Rates throughout the year may fluctuate but finding an average daily rate can give you a tool by which to understand your marina's full earning potential. Getting on a [marina management platform](https://ahoy.dockwa.com/marina-management) like Dockwa can help you automate that data collection and report on it.     You can store transient, long-term and winter storage bookings in one place whether you take payments by cash, check or credit card.  But even if you're using a hand-written ledger to track your bookings,  keeping track of your average daily rate can help you understand how your marina is performing year-to-year and enable you to run pricing experiments that could lead to greater revenue. When combined with other metrics, your average daily rate can tell you even more.    ## Related Marina Metrics 1. [Revenue Per Linear Foot](https://blog.dockwa.com/marinas/measure-revenue-per-linear-foot) 2. [Occupancy Rate](https://blog.dockwa.com/marinas/measure-marina-occupancy-rate) 3. 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