What is the average commute in Waimea CDP (Hawaii County), Hawaii?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 27.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Waimea CDP (Hawaii County), Hawaii work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 18.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 7.5 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 15785002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waimea CDP (Hawaii County), Hawaii

Name: Commute estimates for Waimea CDP (Hawaii County), Hawaii
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 27.1 min one way; 18.9% worked from home, 67.2% drove alone, and 10.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±6.6 min MOE

Worked from home18.9%±7.5 pp MOE

Drove alone67.2%±6.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip10.4%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 Waimea CDP (Hawaii County)'s published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -1.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.1 percentage points.

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

Mean commute28.9 min → 27.1 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.7% → 18.9%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 0.4%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone66.4% → 67.2%▲ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Waimea CDP (Hawaii County) residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.2%; 0.4% used public transit and 18.9% worked from home.

Drive alone67.2% ±6.2 pp

Carpool12.8% ±6.2 pp

Public transit0.4% ±0.9 pp

Walk0.4% ±1.2 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp

Work from home18.9% ±7.5 pp

Each share uses 4,463 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Waimea CDP (Hawaii County) compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 63th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

63^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

76^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Waimea CDP (Hawaii County)'s commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,463 workers age 16+, including 3,620 workers with reported travel time and 843 home workers.

Population estimate9,286± 1,189 MOE

Workers age 16+4,463± 673 MOE

Workers with travel time3,620± 594 MOE

Estimated home workers843± 359 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 Waimea CDP (Hawaii County)

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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