Olinda has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
34% of workers have no commute at all, where Hawaii as a whole has 10%. There are 122 jobs in Olinda, and 527 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Olinda; the top destination outside it is Urban Honolulu (15%, 106 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Olinda, in a few figures
Olinda’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Olinda is Urban Honolulu, 106 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (77) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Olinda works from home
34% of Olinda workers work from home, against 10% across Hawaii. Time on the road ↓
Olinda is a place people come home to
There are 122 jobs based in Olinda, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Olinda has about 470 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 527 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Olinda
About 29% 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.
Olinda’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Olinda workers work from home, vs 10% across Hawaii. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 321 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.
Olinda by day and by night
On a workday 510 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 105 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Olinda on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer 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.
Where Olinda goes to work
Where Olinda clocks in
14% 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.
Goods jobs make up 48% of work in Olinda
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Olinda, 2014 → 2024: 70 → 122. 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 Olinda’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Olinda
The biggest share goes to Makawao (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Olinda’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 Olinda: questions
What is the median household income in Olinda?
$98,235 (±$34,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $100,389 across Hawaii and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Olinda?
7.2%, against 10.0% across Hawaii and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Olinda?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Olinda work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urban Honolulu (15%, 106 mi), Kahului (14%, 12 mi), Wailuku (10%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Olinda without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Olinda, from the people who make the trip.
More of Olinda
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.