Ewa Gentry has higher household incomes than 93% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 16.6 in Urban Honolulu. Below the poverty line: 2.9% of residents, where Hawaii as a whole has 10.0%. For jobs and income Ewa Gentry is better than 92% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ewa Gentry: the figures worth knowing
Ewa Gentry and Urban Honolulu trade workers both ways
Urban Honolulu is the top workplace for Ewa Gentry residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Ewa Gentry come from (49% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Ewa Gentry workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Hawaii. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 873 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Ewa Gentry
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Ewa Gentry could be anywhere from A− to A+.
43% of working residents work in Urban Honolulu
Where Ewa Gentry clocks in
4% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A commute of about 36 minutes in Ewa Gentry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ewa Gentry workers work from home, vs 10% across Hawaii. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,768 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Hawaii: 72% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who works in Ewa Gentry, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 870 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 939 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Inside Ewa Gentry’s 942 jobs
942 jobs are based in Ewa Gentry.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ewa Gentry, 2013 → 2023: 941 → 942. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ewa Gentry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Ewa Gentry
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Ewa Gentry is easy on foot, hard by bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,576 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 95% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 62% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Ewa Gentry households have no vehicle (Hawaii 8.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Ewa Gentry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,477 U.S. towns of 19,000 to 36,000, Ewa Gentry comes 200th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Mililani Mauka HI | 21,278 | $139K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 198 | Plainsboro Township NJ | 24,349 | $132K | 4.2% | 4.0% | 9% | A |
| 199 | Lutz FL | 27,106 | $120K | 6.1% | 2.6% | 5% | A |
| 200 | Ewa Gentry HI | 26,563 | $136K | 2.9% | 3.6% | <1% | A |
| 201 | Centerton AR | 27,176 | $116K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 202 | Cooper City FL | 35,030 | $132K | 5.0% | 4.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 237 | Mililani Town HI | 27,668 | $127K | 3.2% | 3.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 637 | Makakilo HI | 20,735 | $119K | 9.2% | 4.3% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,477 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Ewa Gentry, the top three, the last and three more from Hawaii.
Next door to Ewa Gentry
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ewa Gentry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewa Gentry | – | A | A | 36 min | $135,684 |
| Kalaeloa | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 40 min | $90,313 |
| Ewa Villages | under 2% | B+ | A | 31 min | $88,813 |
| Ocean Pointe | under 2% | A+ | A− | 37 min | $149,767 |
| West Loch Estate | under 2% | A− | A− | 32 min | $122,422 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ewa Gentry’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ewa Gentry: questions
What is the median household income in Ewa Gentry?
$135,684 (±$7,415) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $100,389 across Hawaii and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ewa Gentry?
2.9%, against 10.0% across Hawaii and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ewa Gentry?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ewa Gentry work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urban Honolulu (43%, 12 mi), Pearl City (4%, 6 mi), Kapolei (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Ewa Gentry walkable?
Ewa Gentry is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Ewa Gentry without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 62% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ewa Gentry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ewa Gentry
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.