Census Profile · Monaghan · 2022

County Monaghan — Car commute — first in Ireland

Monaghan ranks first of Ireland's 31 counties for car commute rate at 79.5%. The national average is 71.1% — a gap of 8.4pp that places Monaghan at the top of this ranking. Census 2022 data mapped at electoral division level shows the figure is not distributed evenly within the county.

Monaghan is +8.4pp vs national on car commute rate.

Key statistics — County Monaghan

Car commute
79.5%
#1 of 31 counties
National Average
71.1%
car commute rate
Employment Rate
57.3%
National: 55.2%
Third-Level
49.2%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Monaghan

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. TEHALLAN 88.4%
2. BOCKS 87.1%
3. SHANMULLAGH 87%
4. DRUMMULLY 86.8%
5. TEDAVNET 86.8%

Explore Monaghan data on the map

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

County Monaghan — census data context

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

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