Omao has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. There are 144 jobs in Omao; 593 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Omao B+; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Omao: the gist
Omao’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Omao is Urban Honolulu, 113 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (133) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Omao is a place people come home to
There are 144 jobs based in Omao, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Omao has about 1,100 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 593 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Omao’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Omao is better than 69% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Omao’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (7.6%) is left out: Omao’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Omao could be anywhere from B− to A−.
How far Omao’s workers travel
About 36% 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 daily commute in and out of Omao
On a workday 586 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 137 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Omao on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2023, primary jobs.
22% of working residents work in Urban Honolulu
Where Omao clocks in
16% 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.
Making and building: 58% of jobs based in Omao
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Omao, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 144. 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 Omao’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Omao: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Omao workers work from home, vs 10% across Hawaii. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 683 commuters (the 8% 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.
The commute in Omao is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Omao is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Omao near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 745 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). 1.1% of Omao households have no vehicle (Hawaii 8.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Omao’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Omao is 1,130th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Maunawili HI | 2,024 | $177K | 1.6% | 1.6% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 357 | Wheeler AFB HI | 2,097 | $92K | 1.3% | 4.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 373 | Ko Olina HI | 1,670 | $133K | 6.8% | 0.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,128 | Meyers CA | 1,995 | $96K | 5.5% | 1.4% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,129 | Indio Hills CA | 1,117 | $92K | 0.1% | 23.1% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,130 | Omao HI | 1,528 | $102K | 3.1% | 7.6% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,131 | Walnut Grove GA | 1,735 | $83K | 9.7% | 3.2% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,132 | Black Earth WI | 1,523 | $76K | 6.1% | 3.7% | 3% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Omao, the top three, the last and three more from Hawaii.
The towns around Omao
The biggest share goes to Koloa (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Omao’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 Omao: questions
What is the median household income in Omao?
$101,667 (±$27,839) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $100,389 across Hawaii and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Omao?
3.1%, against 10.0% across Hawaii and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Omao?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Omao work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urban Honolulu (22%, 113 mi), Poipu (17%, 4 mi), Lihue (16%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Omao walkable?
Omao is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Omao without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Omao, from the people who make the trip.
More of Omao
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.