Making a living in Kamaili
Employers in Kamaili report 12 jobs; 7 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Kamaili for work; outside it, Kailua is the main destination (29%, 72 miles). Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average; Hawaii averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kamaili by day and by night
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 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.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Kamaili’s workforce comes from
Where Kamaili 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.
What Kamaili’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kamaili, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 12. 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 Kamaili’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the HI average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kamaili workers work from home, vs 10% across Hawaii. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 commuters (the 4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Kamaili
About 71% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Kamaili
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kamaili workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamaili | – | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Leilani Estates | under 15% | D− | C− | 28 min | $30,192 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kamaili’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 Kamaili: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kamaili?
64.7%, against 10.0% across Hawaii and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kamaili?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kamaili work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kailua (29%, 72 mi), Urban Honolulu (29%, 230 mi), Waikoloa Beach Resort (14%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kamaili without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kamaili, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kamaili
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.