Census Profile · Cork · 2022

County Cork — Commuter belt employment profile

74.4% of Cork workers commute by car — 3.3pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 56.8% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 79.3% and third-level attainment at 56.2% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Cork is +3.3pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Cork

Car Commute
74.4%
+3.3pp vs national
Employment Rate
56.8%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
79.3%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
56.2%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Cork

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. CULLEN 85.9%
2. CLONMULT 84.5%
3. GLENVILLE 84.2%
4. MASHANAGLASS 84.1%
5. ALLOW 83.7%

Explore Cork data on the map

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

County Cork — census data context

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

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