Photo: Andwhatsnext at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Kapalua has 5.7 jobs for every working resident: 1,618 people commute in to work
Employers in Kapalua report 1,677 jobs, and 292 of its residents work somewhere. About one in five work in Kapalua itself; outside it, Urban Honolulu draws the most (19%, 81 miles). For 34% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across Hawaii.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Kapalua stands out on work
Kapalua fills up on a workday
Kapalua has 1,677 jobs, 5.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,900 people are in town, 4 times the 470 who live here. Day and night ↓
Kapalua’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Kapalua is Urban Honolulu, 81 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Kapalua works from home
35% of Kapalua workers work from home, against 10% across Hawaii. Time on the road ↓
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; with 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Kapalua
On a workday 233 residents head out to work and 59 work right here.
About 1,900 people are in Kapalua on a workday afternoon, 295% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Kapalua goes to work
About 32% 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.
Each way, about 13 minutes from Kapalua
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kapalua workers work from home, vs 10% across Hawaii. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 135 commuters (the 34% 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 travels to work in Kapalua, and from where
Where Kapalua clocks in
15% of workers
11% 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.
Most jobs in Kapalua are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kapalua, 2014 → 2024: 1,261 → 1,677. 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 Kapalua’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How Kapalua compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Napili-Honokowai (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kapalua workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapalua | – | — | — | 13 min | $154,375 |
| Napili-Honokowai | 5% | B− | B+ | 18 min | $105,565 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kapalua’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 Kapalua: questions
What is the median household income in Kapalua?
$154,375 (±$39,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $100,389 across Hawaii and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kapalua?
2.8%, against 10.0% across Hawaii and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kapalua?
13 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kapalua work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urban Honolulu (19%, 81 mi), Kaanapali (15%, 5 mi), Lahaina (11%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kapalua 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 Kapalua, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kapalua
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.