See what the average commute is in Kauai County, HI

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Kauai County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates.

Kauai County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 21.5 minutes
--- 20.5% lower than state average
--- #2 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 3.7%
- Workers who drive to work: 87.7%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 10.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.9%
- Workers who work from home: 8.2%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 15.4%
- Worked outside county of residence: 0.5%

Counties with the best commute in Hawaii
#1. Kalawao County: 4.5 minutes
#2. Kauai County: 21.5 minutes
#3. Maui County: 21.7 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Hawaii
#1. Honolulu County: 28.4 minutes
#2. Hawaii County: 26.8 minutes
#3. Maui County: 21.7 minutes