Census Profile · Wicklow · 2022

County Wicklow — Commuter belt employment profile

71.3% of Wicklow workers commute by car — 0.2pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 56.5% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 76.8% and third-level attainment at 55.8% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Wicklow is +0.2pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Wicklow

Car Commute
71.3%
+0.2pp vs national
Employment Rate
56.5%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
76.8%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
55.8%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Wicklow

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

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. COOLBOY 86.3%
2. MONEYSTOWN 82.9%
3. COOLATTIN 81.5%
4. TUCKMILL 80.9%
5. CALARY 79.8%

Explore Wicklow data on the map

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

County Wicklow — census data context

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

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