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CarGurus Claimed Company
We're re-engineering car shopping. Join us for the ride. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, CarGurus is the all-in-one platform that’s moving the entire car shopping journey online and guiding customers through each step. This includes everything from selling an old car to financing, purchasing, and delivering a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus.com each month, and more than 30,000 dealerships use our products. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, while empowering our Gurus with tools and resources to fuel their career growth.?Our goal is to give all people—consumers, dealers, and our employees—the power to reach their destination.  read more
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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
400
TOTAL
RATINGS
11564

CarGurus Company Culture

CarGurus Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A+
4.9/5

Awards

Best Company Culture 2025 (Large Companies)Best Company Culture 2025 (Large Companies)
Best CEOs 2025 (Large Companies)Best CEOs 2025 (Large Companies)
Best Company Compensation 2025 (Large Companies)Best Company Compensation 2025 (Large Companies)
Best Company Perks & Benefits 2025 (Large Companies)Best Company Perks & Benefits 2025 (Large Companies)

CarGurus CEO

Top 5%Top 5% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Jason Trevisan CarGurus' CEO
Jason Trevisan
92 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

Here at CarGurus, our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination.

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CarGurus Culture At a Glance

CarGurus has 1000 employees. 400 employees at CarGurus have reviewed CarGurus across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 400 CarGurus employees give their leadership a grade of A+, or Top 5% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at CarGurus are extremely happy with their total compensation at CarGurus, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at CarGurus are extremely happy with their team. 400 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A+. The majority believe the meetings at CarGurus are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at CarGurus believe the environment at CarGurus is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at CarGurus is comfortably fast. About 80% of the employees at CarGurus work 8 hours or less, while 1% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at CarGurus are extremely happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
CarGurus employees generally work 8.4 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at CarGurus report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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99% of CarGurus employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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CarGurus employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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94% of CarGurus employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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CarGurus employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
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99% of CarGurus employees call their work environment positive
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What's one thing you wish you'd known before joining CarGurus?

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  • Yes, it would have been helpful meeting my manager before actually joining the group. Cargurus originally had a system that was not...

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What's the office layout like at CarGurus?

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  • Open office, standing desks, glass fish-bowl-like conference rooms

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What unique perks and benefits does CarGurus provide?

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  • Can't think of anything "unique"

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What kind of people succeed at CarGurus?

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  • People who can put their head down, ignore change (even though it's not always in the client's best interest), people motivated mainly by...

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How much diversity is there among employees at CarGurus?

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  • Could always be better, but pretty decent. Seven female VPs. Solid Asian and South Asian representation, but we could do better on people of...

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What's the pay like for Marketing roles at CarGurus?

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  • Competitive - good pay and amazing benefits.

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H1B Visa

In 2019, CarGurus applied for 12 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 100% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

CarGurus has a total of 1000 employees

12
Total Applied
  • 100% Granted (12 out of 12)
  • 0% Denied ( out of 12)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 12)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 12)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at CarGurus

top 10% Gender

CarGurus currently ranks in the Top 10% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at CarGurus

top 5% Diversity

CarGurus currently ranks in the Top 5% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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71
eNPS Score
74%Promoters
23%Passives
3%Detractors

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Perks & Benefits

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Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Insurance
Life Insurance
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PTO / Vacation Policy
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Maternity / Paternity Leave
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