ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15062902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Honolulu, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone66.2%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.1%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 commute32.1 min → 30.9 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.8% → 17.3%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 1.3%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.2% → 66.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.2% ±2.0 pp
Carpool12.3% ±1.3 pp
Public transit1.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.3% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 23,718 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,360± 2,103 MOE
Workers age 16+23,718± 1,219 MOE
Workers with travel time19,608± 1,035 MOE
Estimated home workers4,110± 561 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.