ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15212002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kahaluu, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip32.0 min±10.9 min MOE
Worked from home18.3%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.3%±9.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.0%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 commute35.3 min → 32.0 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home14.6% → 18.3%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit7.8% → 5.5%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.2% → 67.3%▲ 5.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.3% ±9.8 pp
Carpool6.4% ±2.7 pp
Public transit5.5% ±5.3 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home18.3% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 2,581 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.

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,619± 884 MOE
Workers age 16+2,581± 491 MOE
Workers with travel time2,108± 465 MOE
Estimated home workers473± 190 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.