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Economic Insights

See Auto Industry Impacts at the National, State, and Congressional District levels.

Industry Impact

22.8K
22.8 Thousand total auto jobs in Hawaii
2.70%
2.70% depend on the auto industry for jobs
$1.63B
Total Labor Income Annually
$5.93B
Total Car Sales in 2022
66.2K
Total New Cars Sold in 2022
Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2021 data year; compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022.

Tax Revenue

$599.9M
total state tax revenue
7.45%
% of state tax revenue
$114.47M
new vehicle sales taxes
$87.42M
used vehicle sales taxes
$23.37M
sales tax on auto parts and services
$247.96M
vehicle use taxes (including gas taxes), licenses and fees
$4.52M
corporate profits tax
$54.77M
federal income taxes

Registrations

1.16M
Registered

By Body Style

  • Cars 412,784 (35.72%)
  • UVs 387,947 (33.57%)
  • Pickups 265,622 (22.99%)
  • Vans/Minivans 80,143 (6.94%)

By Powertrain

  • ICE / Hybrid 1,132,233 (97.98%)
  • Electric 17,758 (1.54%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 5,554 (0.48%)
  • Fuel Cell 38 (0%)
The Hawaii average age of vehicles is 11.8 years; The national average is 12.2.
Figures compiled by Powerbase Associates with data provided by S&P Global Mobility as of December 31, 2022.

New Purchases

66.2K
Vehicles Sold

By Body Style

  • Cars 18,163 (27.42%)
  • UVs 32,527 (49.1%)
  • Pickups 11,143 (16.82%)
  • Vans/Minivans 4,409 (6.66%)

By Powertrain

  • ICE / Hybrid 60,677 (91.6%)
  • Electric 4,396 (6.64%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 1,164 (1.76%)
  • Fuel Cell 5 (0.01%)

Auto-related Activity at Ports

Economic Activity From Past Decade

  • 98.73M 98.73 Million Total Exports
  • 2.88B 2.88 Billion Total Imports

Economic Activity from 2022

  • 19.55M 19.55 Million Total Exports
  • 479.51M 479.51 Million Total Imports
Compiled by Powerbase Associates with data provided by USA Trade Online, figures represent port activity over the past decade and between January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022.

Fueling

  • Gasoline Stations 402
  • EV Level 2 Charging Ports 711
  • EV Level 2 Charging Stations 292
  • EV DC Fast Charging Ports 42
  • EV DC Fast Charging Stations 33
  • Hydrogen Stations 1
Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, figures represent fueling data as of January 1, 2023.
Consumers
$84.9K
Median Household Income
58.50%
Owner Occupied Housing
41.50%
Rental Occupied Housing
80.50%
Owner Occupied Single Family Homes

Commuting to Work

  • Drive Alone to Work (65.35%)
  • Carpool to Work (13.91%)
  • Take Public Transportation (3.29%)
  • Work From Home (10.73%)
  • Other (6.72%)

Housing Type

  • Single Family Home (39.80%)
  • 1-Unit (9.30%)
  • 2-4 Units (6.20%)
  • 5-9 Units (7%)
  • 10-19 Units (5.10%)
  • 20+ Units (32.40%)
  • Mobile / RV / Boat (0.10%)
Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2021.