What is the average commute in Wailea CDP, Hawaii?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 29.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.2 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 15769252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wailea, Hawaii

Name: Commute estimates for Wailea CDP, Hawaii
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.6 min one way; 29.0% worked from home, 62.5% drove alone, and 3.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.6 min±4.4 min MOE

Worked from home29.0%±7.2 pp MOE

Drove alone62.5%±4.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.3%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 Wailea CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute19.8 min → 17.6 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.6% → 29.0%▲ 9.4 pp

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

Public transit2.1% → 0.0%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone57.8% → 62.5%▲ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Wailea CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 62.5%; 0.0% used public transit and 29.0% worked from home.

Drive alone62.5% ±4.5 pp

Carpool6.7% ±4.8 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp

Walk0.2% ±0.5 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home29.0% ±7.2 pp

Each share uses 2,473 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Wailea CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 11th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

11^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

19^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 81% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Wailea CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,473 workers age 16+, including 1,755 workers with reported travel time and 718 home workers.

Population estimate6,352± 659 MOE

Workers age 16+2,473± 321 MOE

Workers with travel time1,755± 253 MOE

Estimated home workers718± 200 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 Wailea 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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