---
title: Add weekdays to date
tags: date
expertise: intermediate
cover: blog_images/digital-nomad-9.jpg
firstSeen: 2020-10-11T16:51:39+03:00
lastUpdated: 2021-01-08T00:23:44+02:00
---

Calculates the date after adding the given number of business days.

- Use `Array.from()` to construct an array with `length` equal to the `count` of business days to be added.
- Use `Array.prototype.reduce()` to iterate over the array, starting from `startDate` and incrementing, using `Date.prototype.getDate()` and `Date.prototype.setDate()`.
- If the current `date` is on a weekend, update it again by adding either one day or two days to make it a weekday.
- **NOTE:** Does not take official holidays into account.

```js
const addWeekDays = (startDate, count) =>
  Array.from({ length: count }).reduce(date => {
    date = new Date(date.setDate(date.getDate() + 1));
    if (date.getDay() % 6 === 0)
      date = new Date(date.setDate(date.getDate() + (date.getDay() / 6 + 1)));
    return date;
  }, startDate);
```

```js
addWeekDays(new Date('Oct 09, 2020'), 5); // 'Oct 16, 2020'
addWeekDays(new Date('Oct 12, 2020'), 5); // 'Oct 19, 2020'
```