Who works from home in Kailua-Kona?
How many workers in Kailua-Kona, HI work from home, how much that changed since 2015, and how the local share compares with the county, the state and the United States.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B08301.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
Working from home changed Kailua-Kona's workday.
Workers who work from home: 10.7% — About 1,074 workers · U.S.: 13.5%
Share working from home, 2015 to 2023
- 2015: 6.2
- 2023: 10.7
Share working from home
- Kailua-Kona: 10.7
- Hawaii County: 10.9
- HI: 8.8
- U.S.: 13.5
How workers get there (2023)
- Drove alone: 60.7
- Public transit: 0.3
- Worked from home: 10.7
- Other: 28.4
What it means
Remote work in Kailua-Kona is roughly 1.7× what it was in 2015 — 6.2% of workers then, 10.7% now.
That is notably lower than the national figure — the national share is 13.5%.
ACS 5-year estimates average five years of responses, so the 2023 figure still carries some pre-pandemic years inside it.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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