Census Profile · Kilkenny · 2022

County Kilkenny — Commuter belt employment profile

76.0% of Kilkenny workers commute by car — 4.9pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 57.1% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 82.3% and third-level attainment at 55.2% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Kilkenny is +4.9pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Kilkenny

Car Commute
76.0%
+4.9pp vs national
Employment Rate
57.1%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
82.3%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
55.2%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Kilkenny

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. ENNISNAG 86.6%
2. BALLYHALE 84.6%
3. FIDDOWN 84.1%
4. ULLID 83.9%
5. MUCKALEE 83.7%

Explore Kilkenny data on the map

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

County Kilkenny — census data context

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

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