How Does DoorDash Assigns Orders? (What You Need to Know)

As a gig worker for DoorDash, you will be picking up orders and delivering them to customers. However, you might be curious about how DoorDash assigns orders. How can you maximize the orders you receive so you can earn more money.

How are DoorDash orders assigned? (for Drivers)

DoorDash takes into account many factors when assigning orders to drivers. Knowing the ins and outs of DoorDash is essential if you work for DoorDash as a delivery driver, so let’s take a look at what it takes to optimize the orders you get.

1. DoorDash driver location

DoorDash assigns each order to a driver based on proximity, so the order is as close as possible to the driver’s current location. This also minimizes delivery time for customers. If no drivers are close enough to take an order, it will be assigned to the next closest driver.

Drivers can see orders in their vicinity on a map and can choose to accept them based on their current location and availability.

In other words, starting your Dash close to a group of restaurants increase the likelihood that DoorDash allocates you an order.

2. DoorDash’s Top Dasher Program

The driver’s status as a Top Dasher or not has an impact on how DoorDash assigns orders to drivers.

The Top Dasher program is one way DoorDash honors and rewards its top Dashers! Top Dashers get priority over non-Top Dashers when orders are slow.

To be eligible to become a top dasher, you must fulfill the requirements listed below:

• Customer rating of at least 4.7
• Acceptance rate of at least 70%
• Completion rate of at least 95%
• 100 completed deliveries during the last month
• At least 200 lifetime deliveries completed

3. Participate in DoorDash’s Large Order Program

Dashers who sign up for the Large Order program are rewarded with an increased chance of receiving high-value orders during their normal dashes. These offers will be sent to dashers when a high-value order is placed nearby.

High-value orders typically contain more things, which makes them a little trickier to deliver. DoorDash needs Dashers to have at least one catering bag in order to participate in this program because they must transport a greater quantity of food.

Some orders might need more work than others, and they might be eligible for extra on-time and/or set-up bonuses. You might want to check out DoorDash’s article on the setup requirements.

Dashers must fulfill the two criteria listed below in order to be eligible for this Large Order program:

• Requirement 1: You must meet the following standards for eligibility (measured as of the most recent full month).
  • at least 200 lifetime deliveries
  • 100 or more deliveries in the previous month
  • The previous month’s average star rating was 4.7+.
  • In the previous month, there was a 95%+ completion rate.
• Requirement 2: Equipment: you need to have a standard catering bag
  • You must ensure that you have the tools necessary to accomplish these high value orders.

Currently, invitations are required to participate in this program. Those who fit the above requirements will receive an email invitation from DoorDash to dash in regions where more Dashers are required to fill large orders.

4. Your Vehicle Type

Vehicle type can influence the order in which they’re delivered.

If you reside in a downtown area. In fact, having a car won’t provide you much advantage over other Dashers who delivery by bike. On the other hand, DoorDash would probably pick a delivery driver with a car that can travel further if you work in a suburb or a more dispersed location. If using a car is practical in your location, you can consider to rent a car to DoorDash.

5. Schedule Your Availability

It’s universally believed that DoorDash gives scheduled Dashers a higher priority than unscheduled Dashers when distributing orders. Establish the practice of booking your Dashes in advance if you wish to receive more orders.

What are the elements that Doordash does not take into consideration when assigning orders?

DoorDash probably ignores the following considerations when assigning orders:

1. The Acceptance Rating of DoorDasher

The number of delivery requests you’ve received vs the number of orders you’ve agreed to deliver is used to calculate your DoorDash acceptance rate.

Dasher has the right to accept or deny requests. Eventhough DoorDash does not assign orders based on acceptance rates. However, a low acceptance percentage might exclude a Dasher from joining the Top Dasher Program mentioned earlier, Which indirectly lower the orders received.

2. The Completion Rating of DoorDasher

The allocation of the deliveries by Doordash is unaffected by your completion rate. However, if your completion rate is low, you face the danger of having your account deactivated.

Conclusion

DoorDash assigns orders in a way that is meant to be as efficient and fair as possible. order assignment is based on a variety of factors, including customer location, delivery time, priority status and driver availability.

This system ensures that customers receive their orders as quickly as possible, while also ensuring that drivers are able to take on the most orders they are able to handle.