Work & commute · Keokuk

Work & commute in Keokuk, IA

45% of Keokuk’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Fort Madison (10%), Burlington (3%) and West Burlington (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

45%

1,846 of 4,085 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,239 Keokuk residents head out of town to work, 1,846 work right here, and 3,014 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Keokuk.

2,239live here, work elsewhere

1,846live and work here

3,014work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Keokuk goes to work

Keokuk (in town)right here

45%1,846

Fort Madison14.9 mi away

10%426

Burlington31.1 mi away

3%139

West Burlington30.9 mi away

2%100

Davenport89.5 mi away

2%91

Mount Pleasant38.9 mi away

2%86

Cedar Rapids108.4 mi away

2%82

Iowa City86.4 mi away

2%71

Des Moines140.4 mi away

1%46

Muscatine71.9 mi away

1%38

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%1,160

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Keokuk commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

49%

15%

11%

25%

49%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Keokuk is balanced between jobs and homes

1.19jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.19 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Keokuk are

4,860 jobs are based in Keokuk. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Keokuk’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Keokuk

4,860 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)37%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Keokuk residents hold

4,085 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−24%

Jobs based in Keokuk, 2013 → 2023: 6,419 → 4,860. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.