ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15777502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waimalu, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±4.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.5%±5.9 pp MOE
Drove alone67.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute25.8 min → 26.3 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.8% → 11.5%▲ 5.7 pp

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

Public transit3.4% → 4.0%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 67.1%▼ 6.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool14.7% ±4.7 pp
Public transit4.0% ±2.1 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home11.5% ±5.9 pp

Each share uses 6,690 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.

59thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 59% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,061± 1,100 MOE
Workers age 16+6,690± 766 MOE
Workers with travel time5,919± 720 MOE
Estimated home workers771± 406 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.