ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15785002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waimea CDP (Hawaii County), Hawaii

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

63thMean commute percentile

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

76thWork-from-home percentile

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

53thTransit percentile

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

72th60+ 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 the shares

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.