ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15126002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip33.1 min±12.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.3%±8.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.8%±13.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute29.3 min → 33.1 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.6% → 17.3%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.1% → 67.8%▼ 15.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.8% ±13.2 pp
Carpool7.4% ±4.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.3% ±8.0 pp

Each share uses 5,527 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.

88thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% 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.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,203± 1,721 MOE
Workers age 16+5,527± 1,057 MOE
Workers with travel time4,573± 1,075 MOE
Estimated home workers954± 478 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.