ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15230002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kailua CDP (Hawaii County), Hawaii

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.2%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone62.1%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.3%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 commute22.2 min → 20.3 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.4% → 10.2%▼ 0.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.4%▲ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.2% → 62.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone62.1% ±3.4 pp
Carpool22.4% ±6.3 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.9 pp
Work from home10.2% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 9,936 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,818± 2,034 MOE
Workers age 16+9,936± 1,019 MOE
Workers with travel time8,921± 938 MOE
Estimated home workers1,015± 392 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.