Photo: Mitchazenia · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Keithsburg Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 40 jobs in Keithsburg Township, against 245 working residents. Hardly any work in Keithsburg Township itself; outside it, Aledo draws the most (20%, 11 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers; Illinois has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Keithsburg Township: the gist
Keithsburg Township is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Keithsburg Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Keithsburg Township has about 440 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Keithsburg Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 42 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois. Over a year that’s about 322 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Keithsburg Township workers cross into Iowa
33% of Keithsburg Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Muscatine (15%) and Davenport (4%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 245 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Keithsburg Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Keithsburg Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Keithsburg Township takes about 42 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Keithsburg Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 209 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where Keithsburg Township’s working residents head each day
Where Keithsburg Township clocks in
20% of workers
15% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
What Keithsburg Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Keithsburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 40. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Keithsburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Keithsburg Township goes to work
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Keithsburg Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Keithsburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keithsburg Township | – | — | — | 42 min | $44,625 |
| Keithsburg | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Abington Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| New Boston Township | under 3% | D | C− | 38 min | $48,125 |
| Bald Bluff Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Keithsburg, Abington Township and Bald Bluff Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Keithsburg Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Keithsburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Keithsburg Township?
$44,625 (±$19,906) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Keithsburg Township?
17.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Keithsburg Township?
42 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Keithsburg Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aledo (20%, 11 mi), Muscatine (15%, 22 mi), Davenport (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Keithsburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Keithsburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Keithsburg Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.