Work and Jobs in South Kona, Hawaii (HI) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in South Kona are: Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (12.7% of civilian employees), Construction (11.0% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (9.6% of civilian employees). 54.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 11.9% less than the rate of 61.1% across the entire state of Hawaii.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 12.7% (534) | 18.1% (408) | 6.4% (126) |
| Construction | 11.0% (463) | 19.4% (437) | 1.3% (26) |
| Accommodation and food services | 9.6% (406) | 6.9% (155) | 12.8% (251) |
| Educational services | 9.2% (388) | 4.8% (107) | 14.3% (281) |
| Health care | 6.4% (271) | 3.1% (69) | 10.3% (202) |
| Public administration | 5.8% (243) | 6.5% (146) | 4.9% (97) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.7% (200) | 5.2% (118) | 4.2% (82) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 3.7% (155) | 2.4% (55) | 5.1% (100) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.5% (147) | 2.0% (44) | 5.2% (103) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3.2% (134) | 3.2% (73) | 3.1% (61) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.0% (127) | 3.1% (70) | 2.9% (57) |
| Social assistance | 2.4% (101) | 0.6% (13) | 4.5% (88) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 2.3% (98) | 2.6% (59) | 2.0% (39) |
| Finance and insurance | 1.9% (81) | 0.8% (19) | 3.2% (62) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.3% (55) | 0.8% (18) | 1.9% (37) |
| Utilities | 1.2% (50) | 1.9% (43) | 0.4% (7) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.2% (49) | 1.6% (36) | 0.7% (13) |
| Food | 1.1% (47) | 1.2% (28) | 1.0% (19) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.9% (36) | 1.4% (31) | 0.3% (5) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.8% (35) | 0.3% (6) | 1.5% (29) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.8% (34) | 0.7% (16) | 0.9% (18) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.8% (34) | 0.8% (18) | 0.8% (16) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.8% (33) | 0.3% (7) | 1.3% (26) |
| Truck transportation | 0.8% (32) | 1.3% (29) | 0.2% (3) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.8% (32) | 0.5% (11) | 1.1% (21) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.7% (31) | 0.7% (16) | 0.8% (15) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.7% (30) | 0.3% (6) | 1.2% (24) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (28) | 0.9% (21) | 0.4% (7) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (28) | 0.4% (9) | 1.0% (19) |
| Air transportation | 0.6% (27) | 1.1% (25) | 0.1% (2) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.6% (25) | 0.8% (18) | 0.4% (7) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.5% (23) | 0.8% (18) | 0.3% (5) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.5% (21) | 0.5% (11) | 0.5% (10) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (21) | 0.4% (8) | 0.7% (13) |
| Private households | 0.5% (20) | 0.2% (5) | 0.8% (15) |
| Retail florists | 0.4% (16) | 0.1% (2) | 0.7% (14) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (13) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (13) | 0.6% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (12) | 0.3% (7) | 0.3% (5) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (12) | 0.3% (6) | 0.3% (6) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.3% (11) | 0.1% (3) | 0.4% (8) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.2% (10) | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.2% (9) | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.2% (9) | 0.3% (6) | 0.2% (3) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (8) | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (6) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.1% (6) | 0.2% (4) | 0.1% (2) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (6) |
| Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores | 0.1% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (5) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (5) | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.1% (3) | 0.1% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in South Kona
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.6%Males
- 3.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 20.0%Males
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 4.7%Males
- 4.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 5.7%Males
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 10.0%Males
- 7.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 18.3%Males
- 13.8%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| South Kona: | 2.9% (121) |
| Hawaii: | 4.3% (24,484) |
5:30am:
| South Kona: | 3.2% (133) |
| Hawaii: | 4.9% (27,476) |
6am:
| South Kona: | 3.7% (153) |
| Hawaii: | 7.7% (43,322) |
6:30am:
| South Kona: | 12.6% (524) |
| Hawaii: | 11.6% (65,360) |
7am:
| South Kona: | 13.0% (537) |
| Hawaii: | 12.0% (67,419) |
7:30am:
| South Kona: | 18.7% (773) |
| Hawaii: | 14.5% (81,910) |
8am:
| South Kona: | 13.1% (543) |
| Hawaii: | 10.7% (60,043) |
8:30am:
| South Kona: | 5.4% (222) |
| Hawaii: | 6.9% (39,062) |
9am:
| South Kona: | 2.7% (111) |
| Hawaii: | 3.4% (19,353) |
10am:
| South Kona: | 4.2% (174) |
| Hawaii: | 4.6% (26,106) |
11am:
| South Kona: | 1.9% (79) |
| Hawaii: | 2.2% (12,599) |
12pm:
| South Kona: | 0.9% (39) |
| Hawaii: | 1.1% (6,027) |
4pm:
| South Kona: | 4.1% (170) |
| Hawaii: | 6.7% (37,483) |
>4pm:
| South Kona: | 3.5% (146) |
| Hawaii: | 5.7% (32,314) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| South Kona: | 4.0% (164) |
| Hawaii: | 2.6% (14,748) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| South Kona: | 8.7% (360) |
| Hawaii: | 9.6% (54,341) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| South Kona: | 10.6% (438) |
| Hawaii: | 13.7% (77,207) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| South Kona: | 9.5% (392) |
| Hawaii: | 14.5% (81,891) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| South Kona: | 11.0% (454) |
| Hawaii: | 13.4% (75,329) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| South Kona: | 5.5% (227) |
| Hawaii: | 5.0% (28,106) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| South Kona: | 16.4% (679) |
| Hawaii: | 15.5% (87,508) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| South Kona: | 1.8% (73) |
| Hawaii: | 2.1% (12,088) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| South Kona: | 4.6% (190) |
| Hawaii: | 3.5% (19,539) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| South Kona: | 8.9% (369) |
| Hawaii: | 8.5% (48,025) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| South Kona: | 7.3% (304) |
| Hawaii: | 5.6% (31,296) |
90 or more minutes:
| South Kona: | 1.8% (75) |
| Hawaii: | 2.3% (12,880) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| South Kona: | 67.4% (2,792) |
| Hawaii: | 63.9% (359,916) |
Carpooled:
| South Kona: | 17.3% (715) |
| Hawaii: | 19.0% (107,191) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| South Kona: | 0.3% (13) |
| Hawaii: | 6.0% (34,022) |
Taxicab:
| South Kona: | 0.1% (3) |
| Hawaii: | 0.1% (798) |
Motorcycle:
| South Kona: | 0.3% (13) |
| Hawaii: | 0.6% (3,254) |
Walked:
| South Kona: | 3.4% (142) |
| Hawaii: | 4.8% (27,134) |
Other means:
| South Kona: | 1.1% (47) |
| Hawaii: | 0.9% (5,207) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| South Kona: | 79.6% (2,792) |
| Hawaii: | 77.1% (359,916) |
In 2 person carpool:
| South Kona: | 15.5% (545) |
| Hawaii: | 17.1% (80,034) |
In 3 person carpool:
| South Kona: | 3.4% (118) |
| Hawaii: | 3.8% (17,627) |
In 4 person carpool:
| South Kona: | 0.7% (24) |
| Hawaii: | 1.3% (6,277) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| South Kona: | 0.6% (20) |
| Hawaii: | 0.5% (2,391) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| South Kona: | 0.2% (8) |
| Hawaii: | 0.2% (862) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| South Kona: | 54.6% (2,299) |
| Hawaii: | 61.1% (328,465) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| South Kona: | 4.4% (187) |
| Hawaii: | 3.2% (17,161) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| South Kona: | 4.8% (202) |
| Hawaii: | 6.7% (35,980) |
Local government workers:
| South Kona: | 3.8% (161) |
| Hawaii: | 3.5% (18,685) |
State government workers:
| South Kona: | 13.4% (565) |
| Hawaii: | 11.2% (60,085) |
Federal government workers:
| South Kona: | 2.2% (91) |
| Hawaii: | 6.4% (34,229) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| South Kona: | 15.8% (664) |
| Hawaii: | 7.6% (41,109) |
Unpaid family workers:
| South Kona: | 1.1% (45) |
| Hawaii: | 0.4% (2,195) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| South Kona: | 54.4% (1,224) |
| Hawaii: | 62.1% (171,831) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| South Kona: | 6.1% (137) |
| Hawaii: | 4.3% (11,812) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| South Kona: | 3.0% (67) |
| Hawaii: | 4.6% (12,779) |
Local government workers - Males:
| South Kona: | 5.3% (119) |
| Hawaii: | 4.3% (11,954) |
State government workers - Males:
| South Kona: | 8.3% (187) |
| Hawaii: | 7.9% (21,739) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| South Kona: | 2.4% (55) |
| Hawaii: | 7.7% (21,221) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| South Kona: | 19.5% (438) |
| Hawaii: | 8.8% (24,193) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| South Kona: | 1.0% (22) |
| Hawaii: | 0.3% (954) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| South Kona: | 54.7% (1,075) |
| Hawaii: | 59.9% (156,634) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| South Kona: | 2.5% (50) |
| Hawaii: | 2.0% (5,349) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| South Kona: | 6.9% (135) |
| Hawaii: | 8.9% (23,201) |
Local government workers - Females:
| South Kona: | 2.1% (42) |
| Hawaii: | 2.6% (6,731) |
State government workers - Females:
| South Kona: | 19.2% (378) |
| Hawaii: | 14.7% (38,346) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| South Kona: | 1.8% (36) |
| Hawaii: | 5.0% (13,008) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| South Kona: | 11.5% (226) |
| Hawaii: | 6.5% (16,916) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| South Kona: | 1.2% (23) |
| Hawaii: | 0.5% (1,241) |