ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15755102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waihee-Waiehu, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip23.2 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home2.4%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.0%±4.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.7%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 commute22.1 min → 23.2 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 2.4%▼ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 0.5%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.7% → 78.0%▲ 0.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.0% ±4.7 pp
Carpool14.1% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home2.4% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 5,421 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.

39thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,988± 1,300 MOE
Workers age 16+5,421± 598 MOE
Workers with travel time5,292± 600 MOE
Estimated home workers129± 65 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.