Work & commute · Keene

Work & commute in Keene, IL

Most working residents leave Keene for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Quincy (39%), Ellington (13%) and Mendon (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 263 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 262 Keene residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Keene.

262live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

50work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Keene goes to work

Quincy17.3 mi away

39%102

Ellington12 mi away

13%34

Mendon5.8 mi away

5%14

Ursa10.2 mi away

2%5

Springfield86.1 mi away

2%5

Hannibal, MO31.9 mi away

2%5

Ursa11.5 mi away

2%5

Mount Sterling25.7 mi away

2%4

Chicago217.5 mi away

2%4

Camp Point10.5 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%82

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

How far

How far Keene commutes

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

10%

61%

21%

10%Under 10 mi

61%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Keene is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.19 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Keene are

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

Jobs based in Keene

51 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)57%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)8%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Keene residents hold

263 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+55%

Jobs based in Keene, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 51. 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.