ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15800002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Waipio Acres, Hawaii

Mean one-way trip30.1 min±8.1 min MOE
Worked from home5.8%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone72.3%±16.0 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 commute33.7 min → 30.1 min▼ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.4% → 5.8%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit5.7% → 3.0%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.3% → 72.3%▼ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone72.3% ±16.0 pp
Carpool8.9% ±4.4 pp
Public transit3.0% ±2.5 pp
Walk3.4% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle5.2% ±5.5 pp
Work from home5.8% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 2,518 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thWork-from-home percentile

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

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% 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 estimate5,332± 734 MOE
Workers age 16+2,518± 419 MOE
Workers with travel time2,371± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers147± 60 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.