Commuting in Maui County, Hawaii: how long it takes, when people leave home and how they get to work. Ask Map AI about any address.
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Commute Time Burden in Maui County: Annual Hours and Cost
Commuters in Maui County spend about 38 minutes on the road round trip each working day. Over a typical 250-day work year, that adds up to roughly 158 hours, about 6.6 full days, spent commuting. That is 17% less time on the road than the Hawaii average of 22.8 minutes each way, a difference of 3.8 minutes.
Maui County holds about 11.4% of Hawaii's population but accounts for roughly 9.5% of its total commuting time.
Working from home just 2 days a week in Maui County would save about 63 hours of drive time a year, worth roughly $1,957 at the same national wage assumption used above.
Area
One-Way Commute
Daily Round-Trip
Yearly Time Spent
Estimated Yearly Cost
Local Road Traffic (VPD)
Maui County
18.9 min
37.9 min
158 hrs/yr
$4,893
2,250
Hawaii
22.8 min
45.5 min
190 hrs/yr
$5,883
2,478
United States
22.4 min
44.8 min
187 hrs/yr
$5,790
1,355
The estimated yearly cost applies a single national rule of thumb (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics average hourly earnings), not a measurement of wages in this area - treat it
as a rough estimate, not a paycheck figure. Local road traffic counts, vehicles per day
on non-highway roads, come from proprietary
Ticon and
TrafficZoom data.
On average, it takes
18.9
minutes to get to work in
Maui County.
That's 15% shorter than the 22.4-minute U.S. average.
The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM, followed by 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM. Driving is the most common commute choice, followed by working from home. About 10.2% work from home.
How People Get to Work in Maui County
Car:
83.6%
Worked at Home:
10.2%
Walked:
2.1%
Other:
1.6%
Public Transportation:
1.4%
Bicycle:
0.6%
Motorcycle:
0.3%
Taxi:
0.2%
Commute Mode Trends in Maui County, 2009-2024
This chart shows how workers in Maui County get to work, as a share of all workers aged 16 and over, across 16 U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) releases from 2009 to 2024. Each release is a 5-year estimate: the 2024 figures cover surveys taken from 2020 to 2024. Because neighboring releases share most of their survey years, the lines move gradually, and a sudden change such as the rise of remote work in 2020 spreads across several releases. Hover over or tap a line to highlight it, and use the legend to show or hide a mode. Driving starts hidden so the smaller modes stay readable.
Share of workers aged 16 and over, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show commute mode data by year
Year
Car
Worked at Home
Walked
Other
Public Transportation
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Taxi
2009
85.9%
7.2%
2.8%
1.0%
1.5%
0.7%
0.8%
0.1%
2010
84.9%
7.7%
3.3%
1.0%
1.7%
0.6%
0.7%
0.0%
2011
84.5%
7.2%
3.5%
1.0%
2.2%
0.7%
0.8%
0.0%
2012
83.8%
7.5%
3.8%
0.9%
2.5%
0.9%
0.7%
0.0%
2013
83.7%
6.9%
3.8%
1.1%
2.7%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
2014
84.4%
6.4%
3.8%
1.3%
2.5%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
2015
84.9%
6.1%
3.4%
1.6%
2.5%
1.0%
0.7%
0.0%
2016
85.9%
5.8%
2.9%
1.4%
2.5%
0.9%
0.5%
0.0%
2017
86.5%
5.6%
2.5%
1.4%
2.7%
0.8%
0.5%
0.0%
2018
86.6%
6.0%
2.3%
1.2%
2.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.0%
2019
87.4%
5.9%
2.4%
1.0%
2.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.1%
2020
87.1%
6.3%
2.4%
1.1%
2.2%
0.5%
0.3%
0.1%
2021
85.7%
7.3%
2.6%
1.5%
2.1%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
2022
84.5%
8.5%
2.8%
1.6%
1.6%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
2023
84.3%
9.4%
2.3%
1.5%
1.3%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
2024
83.6%
10.2%
2.1%
1.6%
1.4%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
Driving was the most common way to get to work in every release from 2009 to 2024. Its share peaked in 2019 at 87.4%. Overall it fell from 85.9% in 2009 to 83.6% in 2024, down 2.3 percentage points. It has fallen in each of the last 5 releases.
Working from home gained the most ground in Maui County: its share of workers rose from 7.2% in 2009 to 10.2% in 2024, up 3.0 percentage points. Most of that increase, 4.3 points, came in the releases after 2019, which include the pandemic years.
Walking lost the most ground, falling from 2.8% to 2.1% of workers (down 0.7 percentage points).
Public transit peaked at 2.7% in 2013 and has since fallen back to 1.4%.
Commute Start Times in Maui County
🦉Night OwlThe latest start among Hawaii's 5 counties: half of commuters are still at home at 7:28 AM.
😴Sleeping InThe highest share of 9 AM-or-later starts among Hawaii's 5 counties: 23.7% of commuters leave at 9 AM or later.
What Time Do People Leave for Work in Maui County?
The bars show when commuters in Maui County leave home for work, as a share of everyone who commutes (people who work from home are not counted), from the 2024 ACS 5-year estimates. The thin violet marks show Hawaii for comparison. Hover over or tap a row for the exact numbers.
12:00-4:59 AM
12:00-4:59 AMMaui County4.9%Hawaii6.7%
4.9%
5:00-5:29 AM
5:00-5:29 AMMaui County4.3%Hawaii5.6%
4.3%
5:30-5:59 AM
5:30-5:59 AMMaui County5.0%Hawaii6.7%
5.0%
6:00-6:29 AM
6:00-6:29 AMMaui County9.8%Hawaii11.1%
9.8%
6:30-6:59 AM
6:30-6:59 AMMaui County11.6%Hawaii11.0%
11.6%
7:00-7:29 AM
7:00-7:29 AMMaui County15.6%Hawaii14.5%
15.6%
7:30-7:59 AM
7:30-7:59 AMMaui County10.9%Hawaii9.4%
10.9%
8:00-8:29 AM
8:00-8:29 AMMaui County9.9%Hawaii9.3%
9.9%
8:30-8:59 AM
8:30-8:59 AMMaui County4.3%Hawaii3.8%
4.3%
9:00-9:59 AM
9:00-9:59 AMMaui County6.7%Hawaii6.2%
6.7%
10:00-10:59 AM
10:00-10:59 AMMaui County3.2%Hawaii2.8%
3.2%
11:00-11:59 AM
11:00-11:59 AMMaui County1.7%Hawaii1.5%
1.7%
12:00-3:59 PM
12:00-3:59 PMMaui County8.3%Hawaii6.9%
8.3%
4:00-11:59 PM
4:00-11:59 PMMaui County3.8%Hawaii4.4%
3.8%
Maui CountyHawaiiSource: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year estimates
The busiest time to head out in Maui County is 7:00-7:29 AM, when 15.6% of commuters leave home, compared with 14.5% across Hawaii. Early starts are less common than in Hawaii: 14.2% of commuters leave before 6 AM, versus 19.0% there. The morning rush is more concentrated than in Hawaii: 48.1% of departures fall in the two hours from 6:30 to 8:29 AM, versus 44.2% there. About 1 in 4 commuters (23.7%) leave at 9 AM or later, which usually points to shift work, flexible hours or part-time jobs.
When people leave matters as much as how far they go. Rush-hour traffic shrinks how much ground a 20-minute trip covers, so a trade area drawn as a simple circle often takes in neighborhoods that customers or staff would never drive from and misses others that are an easy trip. A drive-time zone, also called an isochrone, outlines every place within a set number of minutes of an address, which makes it the more honest way to size a store's catchment, a hiring area or the commute from a new home.
See it for yourself on the interactive map: click any spot in Maui County, pick a 5, 10, 15 or 30-minute drive and see the local demographics of the people who live within that exact drive time.
Is Maui County Waking Up Earlier? Typical Departure Time, 2009-2024
Each line follows the typical (median) departure time: the moment by which half of commuters have already left home. Higher on the chart means a later start. Setting Maui County next to Hawaii and the U.S. shows whether local mornings are drifting earlier or later than everyone else's. The figures span 16 ACS 5-year releases, so changes build up gradually rather than jumping from one year to the next.
Median time commuters leave home, by ACS 5-year release year. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.Show typical departure times by year
Year
Maui County
Hawaii
United States
2009
7:24 AM
7:11 AM
7:37 AM
2010
7:26 AM
7:12 AM
7:38 AM
2011
7:24 AM
7:13 AM
7:38 AM
2012
7:24 AM
7:13 AM
7:38 AM
2013
7:26 AM
7:14 AM
7:39 AM
2014
7:27 AM
7:14 AM
7:39 AM
2015
7:27 AM
7:14 AM
7:38 AM
2016
7:29 AM
7:14 AM
7:38 AM
2017
7:29 AM
7:14 AM
7:38 AM
2018
7:29 AM
7:14 AM
7:37 AM
2019
7:30 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2020
7:29 AM
7:15 AM
7:37 AM
2021
7:28 AM
7:16 AM
7:37 AM
2022
7:27 AM
7:17 AM
7:37 AM
2023
7:29 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
2024
7:28 AM
7:18 AM
7:38 AM
In 2024, half of commuters in Maui County were on the road by 7:28 AM, 4 minutes later than in 2009 (7:24 AM). Across Hawaii the shift was bigger still, with the typical start moving 7 minutes later. Commuters in Maui County now leave 10 minutes earlier than the typical American commuter (7:38 AM). Since the 2019 release, which covers the years just before the pandemic, the typical start in Maui County has moved 3 minutes earlier.
How does Maui County's commute time compare?
Metric
Maui County
Hawaii
US Average
Avg. Commute Time
18.9 min
22.8 min
22.4 min
Departure Window
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
07:00 AM – 07:29 AM
Secondary Departure Window
06:30 AM – 06:59 AM
06:00 AM – 06:29 AM
07:30 AM – 07:59 AM
Work From Home
10.2%
9.6%
15.0%
Walked
2.1%
4.2%
2.4%
Public Transit
1.4%
3.8%
3.2%
The average commute time in Maui County is 18.9 minutes, shorter than the 22.8 minutes in Hawaii.
1.4% commute by public transit, lower than the 3.8% in Hawaii. 2.1% commute by walking, lower than the 4.2% in Hawaii.
Maui County, HI Commute Compared With Nearby Counties
Maui County, HI is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 164,522 residents against a local median of 73,731. Nothing separates Maui County, HI sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is work from home, 12% above the local median at 10.2% against 9.1%. Maui County, HI has the 3rd highest work from home of the 6 areas compared here.
Common questions about commuting in Maui County, Hawaii.
Is commuting expensive in Maui County, Hawaii?
Commuters here spend an estimated 158 hours a year on the road, worth roughly $4,893 at a typical national wage. That's 17% less than the typical Hawaii commuter spends.
What time should you leave for work to avoid traffic in Maui County, Hawaii?
Traffic peaks between 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM in Maui County, Hawaii. Leaving before or after this window is the single easiest way to avoid the heaviest local congestion, though 06:30 AM – 06:59 AM also sees a secondary bump.
Which counties in Hawaii have the fastest and slowest commutes?
Among counties in Hawaii, the shortest average commutes are in Kalawao County (4.4 min), Maui County (18.9 min), Kauai County (21.4 min). The longest are in Honolulu County (23.5 min), Hawaii County (21.4 min), Kauai County (21.4 min).