ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15541002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Napili-Honokowai, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone72.2%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.2%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 commute17.8 min → 17.5 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.7% → 6.7%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit4.8% → 3.7%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone68.8% → 72.2%▲ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.2% ±5.6 pp
Carpool14.1% ±5.4 pp
Public transit3.7% ±2.8 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.7% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 4,092 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

87thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,308± 904 MOE
Workers age 16+4,092± 518 MOE
Workers with travel time3,817± 513 MOE
Estimated home workers275± 88 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.