What is the average commute in Pearl City CDP, Hawaii?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 26.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Pearl City CDP, Hawaii work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · HI · GEOID 15626002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pearl City, Hawaii

Name: Commute estimates for Pearl City CDP, Hawaii
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 26.6 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 71.6% drove alone, and 6.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip26.6 min±2.2 min MOE

Worked from home9.1%±1.5 pp MOE

Drove alone71.6%±2.4 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 Pearl City CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +1.8 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute28.2 min → 26.6 min▼ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.3% → 9.1%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 2.3%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.2% → 71.6%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Pearl City CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 71.6%; 2.3% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

Drive alone71.6% ±2.4 pp

Carpool13.6% ±1.7 pp

Public transit2.3% ±0.7 pp

Walk1.5% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home9.1% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 21,429 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Pearl City CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 57th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

57^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

24^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

75^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

47^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Pearl City CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 21,429 workers age 16+, including 19,478 workers with reported travel time and 1,951 home workers.

Population estimate44,547± 1,921 MOE

Workers age 16+21,429± 1,186 MOE

Workers with travel time19,478± 1,093 MOE

Estimated home workers1,951± 333 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Hawaii commute records for Pearl City CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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