Census Profile · Carlow · 2022

County Carlow — Commuter belt employment profile

73.6% of Carlow workers commute by car — 2.5pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 56.6% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 78.5% and third-level attainment at 51.8% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Carlow is +2.5pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Carlow

Car Commute
73.6%
+2.5pp vs national
Employment Rate
56.6%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
78.5%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
51.8%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Carlow

The electoral divisions within County Carlow with the highest car commute rate, Census 2022.

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. TIKNOCK 85.8%
2. BURTON HALL 85.1%
3. CLOGRENAN 82.3%
4. HAROLDSTOWN 80.7%
5. MYSHALL 80.7%

Explore Carlow data on the map

Every electoral division in County Carlow is mapped. Hover to inspect Census 2022 figures or ask the AI analyst for a plain-language explanation.

County Carlow — census data context

County-level figures aggregate all electoral divisions within Carlow. The map reveals the internal variation those county averages suppress — the gap between the most and least deprived EDs in Carlow is typically far wider than the county-to-national difference highlighted above. View the full Carlow area guide →

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Data: CSO Census 2022 · County Carlow · Electoral Division averages · cso.ie/census