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Chore split calculator

Fill this in together. Pick who does each chore and adjust the minutes to your home. You’ll see the split of the work, and the split of the thinking. Nothing is sent or stored.

Person 1, Person 2
Doing
Cooking dinner
Dishes and the dishwasher
Grocery shopping
Laundry: wash, dry, fold
Tidying up
Vacuuming and mopping
Bathroom and toilet
Changing the beds
Bins and recycling
Plants and pets
Repairs and odd jobs
Thinking
Planning meals and the shopping list
Noticing what’s running out
Appointments: doctor, dentist, school
Birthdays, gifts and cards
Bills, admin and subscriptions
Noticing what needs cleaning
Planning weekends and social plans

How the calculator works

Each chore counts for its minutes per week. “Both” splits those minutes 50/50, “n/a” leaves the chore out.

Thinking work is counted the same way: planning, remembering and noticing take time even when nobody sees it. Sociologist Allison Daminger calls this the cognitive dimension of housework.

The defaults are rough estimates. Change them: 20 minutes of cooking in one home is 90 in another. This is a conversation starter, not a verdict.

Next: how to divide household chores fairly

Questions

Is a 50/50 split the goal?

Not always. If one of you works longer hours, a 60/40 split can feel fair to both. What matters is that you agree on the split and that it matches reality.

Why count mental load in minutes?

Because it takes time and attention, and it’s the part that usually goes unnoticed. Counting it in minutes puts it on the same scale as the visible chores.

Is my data stored?

No. The calculator runs in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent anywhere.