ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15004002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ahuimanu, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip29.9 min±5.6 min MOE
Worked from home11.6%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.5%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.4%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 commute31.2 min → 29.9 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 11.6%▲ 3.6 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 3.1%▲ 2.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.6% → 75.5%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.5% ±6.3 pp
Carpool8.1% ±2.7 pp
Public transit3.1% ±2.6 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.6% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 3,802 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

50thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 50% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,452± 825 MOE
Workers age 16+3,802± 448 MOE
Workers with travel time3,361± 434 MOE
Estimated home workers441± 149 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.