ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15092602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip32.2 min±9.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.6%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute33.3 min → 32.2 min▼ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 15.6%▲ 8.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 74.8%▼ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±9.0 pp
Carpool8.4% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.6% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 4,186 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,178± 1,115 MOE
Workers age 16+4,186± 655 MOE
Workers with travel time3,534± 654 MOE
Estimated home workers652± 194 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.