Business Days Calculator
How many working days
are between your dates?
Count Mon–Fri days only. Exclude federal holidays, add company-specific days off, and force-include days you worked.
Holiday Options
Business days are Monday–Friday. Weekends are always excluded. Toggle federal holidays and add custom exclusions above.
Why business days?
Built for real-world work.
Project timelines
Know exactly how many working days you have from kickoff to deadline — no guesswork.
Contract & legal deadlines
Many legal and financial deadlines are measured in business days. Get the precise count.
Payroll & HR planning
Calculate pay periods, notice periods, and leave accruals with holiday-aware accuracy.
How it works
Precise, not approximate.
Weekends removed
Saturdays and Sundays are always excluded — only Mon–Fri count.
Holidays handled
Toggle US federal holidays on or off. The calculator knows every observed date.
Custom overrides
Add your own exclusions (company holidays) or force-include days you actually worked.
Free Templates
Managing deadlines?
Download a business days tracker to plan workdays, due dates, and project schedules — ready to open in Excel or Google Sheets.
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