Photo: Robin Webster · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Farranree trail those of 95% of Irish towns
Unemployment in Farranree stood at 16% at the 2022 census, next to 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. For jobs and income, Farranree earns a grade of D−, #317 of 321 Irish towns. The mean journey from Farranree lasts 24.5 minutes, and 5% exceed an hour.
What the numbers say about work in Farranree
Fewer people in work than most towns
58% of people aged 15 to 64 in Farranree had a job at the 2022 census; the middle of Irish towns is 68%. In work ↓
More unemployment than most towns
16% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns; 4.7% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
The median household in Farranree had €37,600 a year before tax in 2022; the middle of Irish towns is €57,760. CSO publishes no income figure for this place, so this one is our estimate from its electoral divisions. Household income ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Trips to work, school or college take 24.5 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 5% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022, CSO household income 2022 and the Live Register.
On jobs and income, Farranree grades D−
Its strongest measure is trip times; its weakest, the share of 15-to-64s in work.
Graded against Irish towns of 1,000 people or more; a shorter trip and less unemployment count in its favor.
How the grade works
Four measures, weighed equally against every Irish town of 1,000 people or more: median gross household income (CSO, 2022), people at work as a share of residents aged 15 to 64, the unemployment rate and the average trip to work, school or college (all three Census 2022). Each becomes a percentile; their average sets the letter.
In Farranree, 58% of the working-age population has a job
Of the 53 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Cork, 3 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Long-term unemployment, a year or more out of work, covered 4.7% of people aged 15 and over. Among the unemployed, 52% had been out of work that long. Counting everyone aged 15 and over, retirees and students included, 47% were at work.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS): people at work of any age, over residents aged 15 to 64. The census doesn’t cross work with age, so the few people working past 65 count in the top only.
Half the households here have more than €37,600 a year
That puts Farranree 38% below the median for County Cork as a whole, €60,671. Of the county’s 53 other towns of 2,500 or more, 52 have a higher median. Net of tax, it is €34,840. The State median is €60,123, 60% above Farranree’s.
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022: median gross household income, from tax and welfare records linked to Census households.
The trip to work or school is shorter from Farranree than in the middle of Irish towns
20 of the 54 towns of County Cork counted have a shorter average trip. Under 15 minutes: 33% of trips, much as in the middle of County Cork. The commonest trip is 15 to 44 minutes, for 58% of trips, much as in the middle of County Cork.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), time taken to travel to work, school or college; the four bands are the shares of trips whose length was stated.
What residents of Farranree work in
The second-largest is Commerce and trade, at 21% (against 26% across Irish towns), and farming, forestry and fishing is the smallest of the seven, at 0.1%.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), industry of people at work who live here. Ireland doesn’t publish how many jobs are based in each town, so this shows what residents do, not the jobs here.
The spread of household incomes in Farranree: €36K to €41K
Median gross household income in each of the 3 electoral divisions where 50 or more of Farranree’s households live: the highest is 1.1 times the lowest. The share of people aged 15 to 64 in work runs from 51% in Farranferris C to 60% in Farranferris A.
| Electoral division | Households here | Median income (whole division) | Aged 15–64 in work (here) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farranferris A | 916 | €36,152 | 60% |
| Farranferris B | 353 | €40,739 | 58% |
| Farranferris C | 302 | €38,306 | 51% |
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (GPIIA01): each division’s median covers all its households, including any outside Farranree; households and the share in work are Farranree’s own part (Census 2022, CSO SAPS).
Leaving the car at home: 36% of commuters in Farranree
The car or van takes 55% of commuters; the middle of County Cork has 71%. Home is the main workplace for 8.3%, where the middle of Irish towns has 11%. Walking takes 22% of commuters, where the middle of Irish towns has 10%.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
People signing on in Cork city, against 2019
6,264 people were signing on in Cork city in September 2026. Set against a year before, the count in September 2026 rose by 8%. Its lowest month since 2019 was February 2022, at 5,170. Cork city saw its highest month in July 2020: 7,209 people signing on, 14% above the 2019 average.
Live Register (CSO LRM07), people signing on at social welfare offices each month. It isn’t an unemployment rate: part-time and seasonal workers sign on too, and offices serve areas that aren’t published. This place has no office of its own name, so the chart is its county’s or city’s.
People signing on each month, as a share of the 2019 average (100).
What adults in Farranree do: 47% are in work
Compared with Irish towns, 11% are long-term sick or disabled (against 4.7%).
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), principal economic status of people aged 15 and over; occupations of those at work, in three broad groups.
Walkability in Farranree: graded A
Better than 91% of Irish towns on two measures together, #8 of 54 in County Cork.
OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), places within 800 m in a straight line of each Census small area; active commuting from Census 2022. OpenStreetMap misses many GP surgeries and bakeries in Ireland, so those two are shown, not graded.
How Farranree compares with Irish towns of 2,700 to 5,200 people
| # | Town | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annacotty County Limerick | 3,398 | 71% | 6% | €90K | A+ |
| 2 | Glounthaune County Cork | 5,000 | 73% | 4.3% | €76K | A+ |
| 3 | Glanmire County Cork | 4,454 | 71% | 5.6% | €87K | A+ |
| 4 | Riverstown County Cork | 3,664 | 70% | 5.1% | €83K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 89 | Mountmellick County Laois | 4,905 | 61% | 13% | €48K | D |
| 90 | Gurranebraher County Cork | 4,502 | 61% | 13% | €39K | D |
| 91 | Farranree County Cork | 3,824 | 58% | 16% | €38K | D− |
| 92 | Mayfield County Cork | 2,846 | 49% | 20% | €38K | D− |
| 93 | Courtown County Wexford | 4,365 | 60% | 15% | €44K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Farranree, and others in County Cork.
Next to Farranree: how nearby places compare
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farranree | 58% | 16% | €38K | 24.5 min | D− | A |
| Blackpool 0.7 km | 68% | 12% | €42K | 26.9 min | C | A+ |
| Fair Hill 0.7 km | 59% | 14% | €45K | 24.4 min | D | B− |
| Shandon 0.9 km | 71% | 11% | €44K | 25.2 min | B− | A+ |
| Gurranebraher 1 km | 61% | 13% | €39K | 25.7 min | D | A |
| The Glen 1.3 km | 61% | 13% | €48K | 25.8 min | D | A− |
| Cork City Centre 1.4 km | 71% | 10% | €46K | 25.6 min | B− | A+ |
The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and trip times, with both grades.
What this data can and can’t tell you
What each figure measures for Farranree, where it comes from, and what Ireland doesn’t publish.
- In work. People at work over residents aged 15 to 64 (Census 2022). Graded in place of the share of everyone 15 and over, so a town of retirees isn’t marked down for them.
- Unemployment. Unemployed people (first-job seekers included) over the labour force, from Census 2022.
- Household income. CSO’s median gross household income for 2022. Where CSO publishes no figure for the town, ours is the household-weighted mean of its electoral divisions’ medians, and the page says so.
- Trip times. Census 2022 groups trips to work, school and college by length; the average uses each group’s middle (7.5 to 105 minutes).
- Signing on. The Live Register counts people signing on at a social welfare office, by office and county. It includes part-time and seasonal workers, so it follows a trend; it isn’t an unemployment rate.
- Walkability. Four everyday places within 800 m (pharmacy, food shop, school, post office) and the share who walk, cycle or take the bus or train to work. GP surgeries and bakeries are shown, not graded: OpenStreetMap misses many.
- Which towns we compare. Places of 2,500 people or more that aren’t a whole city: towns and city neighbourhoods. Grades start at 1,000 people; ranks at 2,500.
- What isn’t here. Ireland publishes no count of the jobs based in each town and no open table of where commuters go (CSO releases its place-of-work file, POWSCAR, on application only), so this page has no daily tide, commute map or jobs-based-here block. Claimant rates aren’t published for towns either: the Live Register is by office and county.
Questions about work in Farranree
What is the unemployment rate in Farranree?
16% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. 4.7% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more.
Is Farranree a good place to find work?
Farranree earns a D− for jobs and income, better than 2% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #317 of 321 Irish towns.
How do people in Farranree get to work?
55% of commuters go by car or van, 22% walk, 2.9% cycle and 12% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 8.3% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Farranree?
Trips to work, school or college take 24.5 minutes on average; 5% take an hour or more and 33% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Farranree?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Farranree’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Farranree work?
Ireland has no open table of where commuters go: CSO releases its place-of-work file (POWSCAR) on application only. The census does give how people from Farranree travel and how long their trips take.
Sources: CSO Census 2022 SAPS · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · CSO Live Register (LRM07) · OpenStreetMap (ODbL) · grades: TownRatings. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).