ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15282502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kaneohe, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip27.6 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±2.8 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 commute28.1 min → 27.6 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.7% → 9.9%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit3.2% → 1.7%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone69.6% → 71.1%▲ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±2.8 pp
Carpool13.7% ±2.0 pp
Public transit1.7% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.6 pp
Work from home9.9% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 16,889 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.

64thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,355± 1,892 MOE
Workers age 16+16,889± 1,059 MOE
Workers with travel time15,221± 979 MOE
Estimated home workers1,668± 336 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.