What is the employment rate in Longford?

The employment rate in Longford was 53.2% according to Census 2022, compared to a national average of 56.1%. IrelandInsights maps employment at electoral division level for every county in Ireland.

What is the housing tenure breakdown in Longford?

In Longford, 60.8% of households are owner-occupied and 17.3% rent privately, according to Census 2022. The national averages are 65.9% owner-occupied and 18.0% privately rented.

Census Profile · Longford · 2022

County Longford — Unemployment — second in Ireland

Longford ranks second of Ireland's 26 counties for unemployment rate at 6.4%. The national average is 5.1% — a gap of 1.3pp that places Longford near the top of this ranking. Census 2022 data mapped at electoral division level shows the figure is not distributed evenly within the county.

        Longford is +1.3pp vs national on unemployment rate.
      

Key statistics — County Longford

Unemployment

6.4%

#2 of 26 counties

National Average

5.1%

unemployment rate

Employment Rate

53.2%

National: 56.1%

Third-Level

34.5%

National: 42.4%

Top electoral divisions — Unemployment in Longford

The electoral divisions within County Longford with the highest unemployment rate, Census 2022.

Electoral Division	Unemployment Rate
1. LONGFORD No. 1 URBAN	13.2%
2. LONGFORD RURAL	8.5%
3. MEATHAS TRUIM	8.1%
4. GRANARD URBAN	7%
5. SONNAGH	6.9%

Explore Longford data on the map

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

Unemployment — second in Ireland — Longford map Employment — Longford Housing — Longford

County Longford — what stands out

What stands out?

County Longford has one of Ireland's lowest remote working rates, ranking 25th nationally — 9.4% in Census 2022.

Why does it matter?

Remote working rates show how much the post-2020 shift to flexible work has taken hold. High rates signal a knowledge-economy workforce and good broadband penetration; low rates point to a more place-dependent workforce — trades, care, hospitality, manufacturing — that cannot be done at home.

How does it compare nationally?

Longford9.4%

National avg11.8%

Difference-2.4pp

Rank25 / 26

What's the likely explanation?

Below-average remote working reflects a workforce concentrated in sectors that require physical presence — trades, manufacturing, agri-food, care, and hospitality. These are sectors that cannot be done from home regardless of broadband quality. They are also often the backbone of the local economy, which means the pattern is structural rather than reflecting a digital-skills gap.

County Longford — census data context

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

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