Making a living in Paauilo
Hardly any work in Paauilo; the top destination outside it is Urban Honolulu (21%, 183 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 48 jobs are based in Paauilo, and 70 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paauilo on a workday afternoon
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 48 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.
0.69 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Out of Paauilo to work: where people go
Where Paauilo clocks in
17% 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.
46% of the jobs in Paauilo make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paauilo, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 48. 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 Paauilo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way for Paauilo’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paauilo workers work from home, vs 10% across Hawaii. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 262 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.
How far Paauilo’s workers travel
About 41% 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.
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 Paauilo: questions
What is the median household income in Paauilo?
$79,063 (±$39,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $100,389 across Hawaii and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paauilo?
11.6%, against 10.0% across Hawaii and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paauilo?
38 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Hawaii and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paauilo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Urban Honolulu (21%, 183 mi), Hilo (19%, 30 mi), Waimea (17%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paauilo without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paauilo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paauilo
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.