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.
Key statistics — County Cork
Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Cork
The electoral divisions within County Cork with the highest car commute rate, Census 2022.
| Electoral Division | Car 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 →