Work & commute · Quincy

Work & commute in Quincy, IL

53% of Quincy’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Quincy (53%), Ellington (10%) and Springfield (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

53%

9,654 of 18,286 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 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 8,632 Quincy residents head out of town to work, 9,654 work right here, and 12,062 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Quincy.

8,632live here, work elsewhere

9,654live and work here

12,062work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Quincy goes to work

Quincy0 mi away

53%9,654

Ellington5.4 mi away

10%1,866

Springfield92.5 mi away

3%624

Melrose4 mi away

2%443

Hannibal, MO15.6 mi away

2%369

Chicago233.5 mi away

2%280

Mount Sterling32.8 mi away

1%220

Peoria108.6 mi away

1%197

Decatur129.7 mi away

1%144

Jacksonville62.5 mi away

1%139

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%4,350

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

How far

How far Quincy commutes

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

68%

25%

68%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Quincy 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 Quincy are

21,716 jobs are based in Quincy. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Quincy’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Quincy

21,716 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Quincy residents hold

18,286 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−5%

Jobs based in Quincy, 2013 → 2023: 22,878 → 21,716. 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.