ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15365002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kihei, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip22.1 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.5%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone69.8%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.3%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 commute20.8 min → 22.1 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.3% → 13.5%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 0.9%▼ 2.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 69.8%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.8% ±2.2 pp
Carpool12.2% ±3.0 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.6 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.5% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 11,280 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.

33thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

59thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,567± 1,407 MOE
Workers age 16+11,280± 825 MOE
Workers with travel time9,754± 711 MOE
Estimated home workers1,526± 373 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.