ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15659002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pukalani, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±9.0 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone71.8%±20.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip16.3%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 commute24.7 min → 29.7 min▲ 5.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 7.6%▼ 0.7 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 2.3%▲ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 71.8%▼ 7.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.8% ±20.8 pp
Carpool16.1% ±6.6 pp
Public transit2.3% ±1.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home7.6% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 3,842 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.

76thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

29thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

81thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,679± 1,141 MOE
Workers age 16+3,842± 787 MOE
Workers with travel time3,550± 691 MOE
Estimated home workers292± 178 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.