ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15476002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Makakilo, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip32.8 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home10.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone70.5%±3.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.7%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 commute35.6 min → 32.8 min▼ 2.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 10.7%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit2.8% → 2.2%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.3% → 70.5%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.5% ±3.1 pp
Carpool14.7% ±3.1 pp
Public transit2.2% ±1.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home10.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 10,094 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.

87thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

45thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate20,735± 1,519 MOE
Workers age 16+10,094± 813 MOE
Workers with travel time9,012± 733 MOE
Estimated home workers1,082± 223 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.