What is the average commute in East Honolulu CDP, Hawaii?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 30.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in East Honolulu CDP, Hawaii work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 17.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · HI · GEOID 15062902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Honolulu, Hawaii

Name: Commute estimates for East Honolulu CDP, Hawaii
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 30.9 min one way; 17.3% worked from home, 66.2% drove alone, and 8.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 East Honolulu CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.2 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

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 East Honolulu CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.2%; 1.3% used public transit and 17.3% worked from home.

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

How East Honolulu CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82^thMean commute percentile

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

65^thWork-from-home percentile

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

58^thTransit percentile

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

62^th60+ 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 East Honolulu CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 23,718 workers age 16+, including 19,608 workers with reported travel time and 4,110 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Hawaii commute records for East Honolulu CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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