Census Profile · Cavan · 2022

County Cavan — Commuter belt employment profile

77.8% of Cavan workers commute by car — 6.7pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 55.0% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 79.4% and third-level attainment at 51.0% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Cavan is +6.7pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Cavan

Car Commute
77.8%
+6.7pp vs national
Employment Rate
55.0%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
79.4%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
51.0%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Cavan

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. DRUMCARBAN 88.9%
2. REDHILL 88.8%
3. BALLYHAISE 88.1%
4. CLONERVY 85.8%
5. CROSSDONEY 85.1%

Explore Cavan data on the map

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

County Cavan — census data context

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

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