Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park · Photo: W Nowicki · CC BY 3.0Households in Kaiminani have higher incomes than those in 84% of U.S. towns
About one in four work in Kaiminani itself; outside it, Kailua draws the most (22%, 8 miles). 9.8% of residents are in poverty (Hawaii 10.0%). Jobs and income earn Kaiminani B; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kaiminani, in a few figures
Kaiminani and Kailua trade workers both ways
Kailua is the top workplace for Kaiminani residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Kaiminani come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Kaiminani are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Hawaii. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Hawaii worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Kaiminani
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kaiminani is better than 56% of U.S. towns, #43 of 93 in Hawaii. Household income holds Kaiminani’s grade up ($110,560, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kaiminani could be anywhere from C to A−.
Out of Kaiminani to work: where people go
Where Kaiminani clocks in
Lines 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.
The daily trip from Kaiminani: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kaiminani workers work from home, vs 10% across Hawaii. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,934 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where in the region Kaiminani works
About 31% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Kaiminani on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,672 residents head out to work, 1,217 work right here, and 4,931 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Kaiminani on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
70% of the jobs in Kaiminani pay over $3,333 a month
6,148 jobs are based in Kaiminani.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kaiminani, 2014 → 2024: 5,908 → 6,148. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kaiminani’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Kaiminani commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kaiminani is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #66 of 93 in Hawaii. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.0% across Hawaii, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,703 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.8% of Kaiminani households have no vehicle (Hawaii 8.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Kaiminani’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Kaiminani is 1,377th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 390 | Aiea HI | 9,087 | $140K | 5.3% | 3.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 407 | Waipio HI | 10,870 | $110K | 5.7% | 2.9% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 427 | Ahuimanu HI | 8,452 | $135K | 6.4% | 2.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,375 | Denham Springs LA | 9,378 | $72K | 6.0% | 7.4% | 8% | B |
| 1,376 | Lake Geneva WI | 8,818 | $76K | 10.7% | 4.3% | 22% | B |
| 1,377 | Kaiminani HI | 11,465 | $111K | 9.8% | 3.8% | 25% | B |
| 1,378 | Middleburg FL | 11,644 | $75K | 8.0% | 3.0% | 4% | B |
| 1,379 | Beach Park IL | 14,114 | $86K | 8.5% | 8.4% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | 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 Kaiminani, the top three, the last and three more from Hawaii.
Next door is work for 23% of Kaiminani
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Kailua. Darker towns draw more of Kaiminani’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 2024, 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 Kaiminani: questions
What is the median household income in Kaiminani?
$110,560 (±$16,073) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $100,389 across Hawaii and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kaiminani?
9.8%, against 10.0% across Hawaii and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kaiminani?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kaiminani work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kailua (22%, 8 mi), Hilo (12%, 60 mi), Urban Honolulu (8%, 161 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Kaiminani walkable?
Kaiminani is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kaiminani without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kaiminani, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kaiminani
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.