ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15726502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wahiawa, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip31.7 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home6.1%±2.5 pp MOE
Drove alone67.1%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.4%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 commute33.3 min → 31.7 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 6.1%▲ 0.5 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 5.0%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.6% → 67.1%▲ 3.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.1% ±3.7 pp
Carpool17.8% ±4.2 pp
Public transit5.0% ±1.7 pp
Walk2.1% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.1% ±2.5 pp

Each share uses 7,988 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

91thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

83th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate17,996± 1,538 MOE
Workers age 16+7,988± 750 MOE
Workers with travel time7,499± 700 MOE
Estimated home workers489± 202 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.