Business Days Calculator

Count business days between two dates or add business days to a start date with weekend, holiday, and custom-date exclusions.

By Mateo Díaz · Last updated: June 16, 2026

Business days calculator

Business days
11
Calendar days counted inclusively
15

Formula

business days=calendar daysexcluded days\text{business days}=\text{calendar days}-\text{excluded days}

The calculator walks the date range and removes weekends, optional US federal holidays, and any custom excluded dates.

Guide

The business days calculator counts working days between dates or adds a number of business days to a start date. It can exclude weekends, US federal holidays, and custom dates.

Count mode

Count mode checks every date from the start date through the end date. If a date is not a weekend or excluded holiday, it counts as one business day.

Add mode

Add mode moves forward or backward one calendar day at a time and only subtracts from the remaining count when the date is a business day.

Holiday handling

The US federal preset includes observed dates for common holidays such as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

You can also enter custom exclusions as comma-separated dates:

2026-11-27, 2026-12-24

FAQ

Is the count inclusive?

Yes. In count mode, both the start and end date can count if they are business days.

Can I count weekends as business days?

Yes. Turn off the weekend exclusion when your schedule treats weekends as working days.

FAQs

Yes. Range mode counts inclusively when a date is a business day.

The US federal preset includes observed dates for common federal holidays and can be turned off.