Thursday, October 3, 2024
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives

Saturday, August 20, 2022
Hawaii: Which Counties have the longest commute?
By Selected News Articles @ 10:55 PM :: 1689 Views :: Hawaii Statistics

Counties with the most super commuters in Hawaii

from Stacker.com, August 19, 2022

There are more than 283 million vehicles on the road in the United States, and many of those cars, trucks, vans, and motorcycles are used to ferry people to and from their homes and jobs during their daily commutes. A small but growing number of people are walking and biking to work, particularly in compact college towns. Many more take public transportation, especially in major cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Boston, and Seattle—but nationwide, public transit accounts for only about 5% of daily commutes.

The overwhelming majority of people still drive to and from work every day, and the vast majority of those car commuters drive alone—fewer than 10% of Americans carpool. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average one-way commute in the United States has grown to a record 26.9 minutes. That's just shy of an hour a day that average Americans squander behind the wheel, not at home with their families, and instead, burning gas and putting miles on their cars.

For some Americans, however, the commute to work is far from average. A phenomenon known as super commuting has emerged and grown in recent years. Super commuters spend 90 minutes or more—each way—chasing their paychecks every day. The biggest percentage of super commuters work in the extraction industry, with workers pursuing lucrative jobs in remote mines, oil fields, and other energy operations. Many more, however, have been priced out of expensive housing in urban metro areas where high-paying jobs are located, far away from their less-expensive county of residence.

Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Hawaii using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of workers with a commute over 90 minutes, based on 2020 5-year estimates. Keep reading to see where in your state people are spending the most time going to and from work every day.

#5. Kalawao County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 0.0%
--- 60+ minute commute: 0.0%
- Average commute time: 4.5 minutes
--- 22.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 41.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 80.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (93.2%), carpooled (0.9%), walked to work (3.8%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (0.5%)

#4. Kauai County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 0.3%
--- 60+ minute commute: 3.7%
- Average commute time: 21.5 minutes
--- 5.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 15.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 0.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.3%), carpooled (10.4%), walked to work (2.2%), public transportation (0.9%), worked from home (8.2%)

#3. Maui County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 1.2%
--- 60+ minute commute: 4.6%
- Average commute time: 21.7 minutes
--- 5.4 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 13.8%
- Worked outside county of residence: 0.9%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (74.4%), carpooled (12.7%), walked to work (2.4%), public transportation (2.2%), worked from home (6.3%)

#2. Honolulu County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 2.8%
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.6%
- Average commute time: 28.4 minutes
--- 1.3 minutes longer than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 23.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 0.3%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (65.2%), carpooled (13.4%), walked to work (5.6%), public transportation (7.1%), worked from home (5.1%)

#1. Hawaii County

- Workers with 90+ minute commute: 4.1%
--- 60+ minute commute: 10.1%
- Average commute time: 26.8 minutes
--- 0.3 minutes shorter than state average
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m.: 16.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 0.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (70.8%), carpooled (15.7%), walked to work (2.3%), public transportation (1.0%), worked from home (8.6%)

Links

TEXT "follow HawaiiFreePress" to 40404

Register to Vote

2aHawaii

Aloha Pregnancy Care Center

AntiPlanner

Antonio Gramsci Reading List

A Place for Women in Waipio

Ballotpedia Hawaii

Broken Trust

Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii

Cliff Slater's Second Opinion

DVids Hawaii

FIRE

Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii Military History

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Together

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

July 4 in Hawaii

Land and Power in Hawaii

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii