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Work & commute · Makaha Valley

Work & commute in Makaha Valley, HI

Most working residents leave Makaha Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Waimea (14%), Hilo (14%) and Santa Monica (7%). Half commute less than 126 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 14 working residents
Typical commute
126 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
48 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
7%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 14 Makaha Valley residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Makaha Valley.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
25work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Makaha Valley goes to work

Santa MonicaFremontEleeleWaipio AcresWaikeleEwa GentryHalawaMakahaKalaheoMakaha ValleyWaianaeWailukuWaileaKahaluu-KeauhouLihueKealakekuaKiheiEast HonoluluWaimeaUrban HonoluluHiloWaimeaHiloSanta MonicaEleeleKalaheoWailukuWaileaKahaluu-KeauhouLihueKealakekuaMakaha Valley
1
Waimea194.2 mi away
14%2
2
Hilo235.9 mi away
14%2
3
Santa Monica, CA2557.7 mi away
7%1
4
Eleele94.4 mi away
7%1
5
Kalaheo90.8 mi away
7%1
6
Wailuku115.9 mi away
7%1
7
Wailea125.6 mi away
7%1
8
Kahaluu-Keauhou195.5 mi away
7%1
9
Lihue82.4 mi away
7%1
10
Kealakekua199.7 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%2

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Makaha Valley commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

0%Under 10 mi
0%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
93%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Makaha Valley is a job hub

1.79jobs per working resident
A job hub

1.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Makaha Valley are

25 jobs are based in Makaha Valley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Makaha Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Makaha Valley

25 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)4%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)96%
$1,250 a month or less52%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%
Over $3,333 a month28%

Jobs Makaha Valley residents hold

14 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)7%
Trade, transport & utilities29%
Services (health, schools, offices…)64%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+32%

Jobs based in Makaha Valley, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 25. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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