ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15429502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lahaina, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip20.2 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone66.1%±2.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute18.0 min → 20.2 min▲ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 6.2%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 2.7%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone64.9% → 66.1%▲ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.1% ±2.9 pp
Carpool14.5% ±4.3 pp
Public transit2.7% ±2.5 pp
Walk4.2% ±2.9 pp
Bicycle4.0% ±2.5 pp
Work from home6.2% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 5,211 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.

22thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% 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.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,162± 1,143 MOE
Workers age 16+5,211± 700 MOE
Workers with travel time4,887± 648 MOE
Estimated home workers324± 145 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.