ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15480502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Makawao, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±6.6 min MOE
Worked from home13.4%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone76.4%±9.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute27.4 min → 27.9 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 13.4%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.6% → 76.4%▼ 1.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.4% ±9.0 pp
Carpool7.8% ±3.1 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home13.4% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 3,172 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.

67thMean commute percentile

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

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

47th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,353± 803 MOE
Workers age 16+3,172± 416 MOE
Workers with travel time2,747± 435 MOE
Estimated home workers425± 163 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.