Census Profile · Louth · 2022

County Louth — Commuter belt employment profile

70.7% of Louth workers commute by car — 0.4pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 54.7% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 74.6% and third-level attainment at 52.2% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Louth is -0.4pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Louth

Car Commute
70.7%
-0.4pp vs national
Employment Rate
54.7%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
74.6%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
52.2%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Louth

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. CLONKEEN 83.7%
2. CREGGAN UPPER 81.3%
3. MULLARY 80.9%
4. ARDEE RURAL 80.5%
5. BARRONSTOWN 80.5%

Explore Louth data on the map

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

County Louth — census data context

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

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