ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · HI · GEOID 150072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kauai County, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.0%±2.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute21.1 min → 22.4 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.4% → 8.6%▲ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 1.4%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 72.0%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.0% ±2.3 pp
Carpool14.4% ±1.8 pp
Public transit1.4% ±0.6 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home8.6% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 34,799 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

54thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 54% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

95thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 95% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate73,731± — MOE
Workers age 16+34,799± 834 MOE
Workers with travel time31,811± 949 MOE
Estimated home workers2,988± 439 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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