ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15797002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waipahu, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip32.5 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone58.1%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.0%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 commute35.0 min → 32.5 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.2% → 5.1%▲ 1.9 pp

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

Public transit14.6% → 13.8%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone59.0% → 58.1%▼ 0.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.1% ±3.4 pp
Carpool16.0% ±1.7 pp
Public transit13.8% ±2.4 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home5.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 19,514 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,482± 2,530 MOE
Workers age 16+19,514± 1,394 MOE
Workers with travel time18,525± 1,375 MOE
Estimated home workers989± 247 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.