Census Profile · Kerry · 2022

County Kerry — Commuter belt employment profile

75.3% of Kerry workers commute by car — 4.2pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 53.1% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 80.4% and third-level attainment at 51.8% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Kerry is +4.2pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Kerry

Car Commute
75.3%
+4.2pp vs national
Employment Rate
53.1%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
80.4%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
51.8%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Kerry

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. CORDAL 88.5%
2. LACKABAUN 87%
3. HEADFORT 86.9%
4. BLENNERVILLE 86.2%
5. LEITRIM 86%

Explore Kerry data on the map

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

County Kerry — census data context

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

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