Census Profile · Limerick · 2022

County Limerick — Commuter belt employment profile

77.4% of Limerick workers commute by car — 6.3pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 55.4% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 81.1% and third-level attainment at 51.7% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Limerick is +6.3pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Limerick

Car Commute
77.4%
+6.3pp vs national
Employment Rate
55.4%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
81.1%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
51.7%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Limerick

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. BALLYNACARRIGA 89.1%
2. CRAGGS 88.3%
3. KILFERGUS 87.9%
4. CARRIG 87.3%
5. BALLYNOE WEST 87%

Explore Limerick data on the map

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

County Limerick — census data context

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

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