ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15303002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kapolei, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±4.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone70.1%±5.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.7%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 commute33.8 min → 31.2 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 10.6%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.2% → 70.1%▼ 1.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.1% ±5.1 pp
Carpool13.8% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk1.6% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.9 pp
Work from home10.6% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 11,372 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.

82thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate22,232± 1,459 MOE
Workers age 16+11,372± 992 MOE
Workers with travel time10,171± 929 MOE
Estimated home workers1,201± 451 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.