Work & commute · Kewanee

Work & commute in Kewanee, IL

About one in 3 of Kewanee’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Geneseo (3%), Moline (3%) and Peoria (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

1,764 of 4,553 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 2,789 Kewanee residents head out of town to work, 1,764 work right here, and 2,074 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kewanee.

2,789live here, work elsewhere

1,764live and work here

2,074work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kewanee goes to work

Kewanee (in town)right here

39%1,764

Geneseo18.9 mi away

3%141

Moline33.9 mi away

3%130

Peoria37.3 mi away

3%130

Galesburg30.8 mi away

3%125

Cambridge14.3 mi away

3%119

Galva7.6 mi away

3%119

Chicago123 mi away

2%101

Davenport, IA41.4 mi away

2%78

East Moline30.8 mi away

2%71

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%1,775

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

How far

How far Kewanee commutes

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

44%

12%

22%

44%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Kewanee is balanced between jobs and homes

0.84jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Kewanee are

3,838 jobs are based in Kewanee. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kewanee’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Kewanee

3,838 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Kewanee residents hold

4,553 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+1%

Jobs based in Kewanee, 2013 → 2023: 3,803 → 3,838. 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.