ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15510002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Mililani Mauka, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.6%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 commute30.4 min → 29.0 min▼ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.8% → 10.3%▲ 2.6 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.2%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.5% → 76.8%▲ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±3.7 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.6 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.3% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 11,703 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.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate21,278± 1,160 MOE
Workers age 16+11,703± 791 MOE
Workers with travel time10,494± 802 MOE
Estimated home workers1,209± 329 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.