ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15074502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip38.0 min±6.8 min MOE
Worked from home7.3%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone65.5%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip22.5%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 commute41.2 min → 38.0 min▼ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 7.3%▲ 4.4 pp

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

Public transit18.1% → 10.9%▼ 7.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.5% → 65.5%▲ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone65.5% ±6.0 pp
Carpool13.4% ±2.5 pp
Public transit10.9% ±4.0 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.3% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 6,515 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.

96thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

27thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,376± 1,473 MOE
Workers age 16+6,515± 806 MOE
Workers with travel time6,042± 797 MOE
Estimated home workers473± 171 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.