ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · HI · GEOID 15804702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

West Loch Estate, Hawaii

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.9 min one way; 5.6% worked from home, 67.9% drove alone, and 12.4% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.9 min±9.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.6%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone67.9%±7.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.4%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 West Loch Estate CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.5 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.9 percentage points.

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

Mean commute34.4 min → 31.9 min▼ 2.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 5.6%▲ 3.9 pp

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

Public transit4.4% → 2.5%▼ 1.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.0% → 67.9%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How West Loch Estate CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.9%; 2.5% used public transit and 5.6% worked from home.

Drive alone67.9% ±7.4 pp
Carpool15.9% ±5.4 pp
Public transit2.5% ±1.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home5.6% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 2,885 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How West Loch Estate CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 84th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

84thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind West Loch Estate CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,885 workers age 16+, including 2,723 workers with reported travel time and 162 home workers.

Population estimate5,544± 1,005 MOE
Workers age 16+2,885± 557 MOE
Workers with travel time2,723± 567 MOE
Estimated home workers162± 71 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 West Loch Estate CDP

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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