ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · HI · GEOID 150012024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hawaii County, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip27.4 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.2%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.1 min → 27.4 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.5% → 12.1%▲ 2.6 pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transit0.8% → 0.7%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.3% → 68.2%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.2% ±1.6 pp
Carpool14.8% ±1.2 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home12.1% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 86,392 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

78thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 78% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate205,769± — MOE
Workers age 16+86,392± 1,555 MOE
Workers with travel time75,932± 1,749 MOE
Estimated home workers10,460± 907 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable nearby records

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