Photo: Seighean at English Wikipedia · Public domainGlanmire’s household incomes are higher than in 93% of Irish towns
5.6% of the labour force in Glanmire was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. On jobs and income together, Glanmire grades A+, #5 of 54 in County Cork. The trip to work, school or college averages 24.6 minutes from Glanmire, with 3.8% taking an hour or more.
What the numbers say about work in Glanmire
Less unemployment than most towns
5.6% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns; 2.2% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more. Unemployment ↓
Higher incomes than most towns
The median household in Glanmire had €87,280 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 24.6 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 3.8% 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, Glanmire grades A+
Better than 97% of Irish towns across four measures, #5 of 54 in County Cork.
Its strongest measure is household income; its weakest, trip times.
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.
Jobs for 71% of people aged 15 to 64 in Glanmire
Of the 53 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Cork, 38 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
2.2% of everyone aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more. Put another way, 58% of the unemployed had been out of work for a year or more. Of all residents aged 15 and over, retirees and students among them, 65% 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.
How much households earn in Glanmire: €87,280
Glanmire’s median is 44% above County Cork’s (€60,671). No other town of 2,500 or more in the county has a higher median. After tax, the median is €70,230. Across Ireland the median household has €60,123, 31% below Glanmire’s.
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022: median gross household income, from tax and welfare records linked to Census households.
A quicker run to work or school from Glanmire than in the middle of Irish towns
Most often, a trip takes 15 to 44 minutes: 59%, about the same as in the middle of County Cork. Of the 54 towns of County Cork counted, 21 have a shorter average trip. Short trips are about as common as in the middle of County Cork, at 33%.
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.
The industries Glanmire’s residents work in
The second-largest is Manufacturing, at 23% (against 11% across Irish towns), and farming, forestry and fishing is the smallest of the seven, at 0.2%.
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.
7.3% of Glanmire’s commuters walk, cycle, or take the bus or train
For 81% of commuters, the trip to work is by car or van. Working mainly from home: 12% here, 11% in the middle of Irish towns. The bus takes 4.3% of commuters, against 6% in the middle of Irish towns. Against 10% and 2.4% in the middle of Irish towns, 1.9% walk and 0.6% cycle.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
How the count signing on in Cork city has moved
6,264 people were signing on in Cork city in September 2026. Over the year to September 2026, the count 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).
65% of people 16 and over in Glanmire are in work
Compared with Irish towns, 7.5% are retired (against 15%).
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), principal economic status of people aged 15 and over; occupations of those at work, in three broad groups.
Glanmire on foot: a D grade
Better than 7% of Irish towns on two measures together, #51 of 54 in County Cork.
Fewest residents live within 800 m of a post office: 13%.
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 Glanmire ranks: 6th of 98 Irish towns of 3,100 to 6,000
| # | Town | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballinlough County Cork | 5,435 | 74% | 4.8% | €72K | A+ |
| 2 | Carrigtwohill County Cork | 5,568 | 73% | 5.5% | €71K | A+ |
| 3 | Oranmore County Galway | 5,819 | 79% | 5.9% | €80K | A+ |
| 4 | Annacotty County Limerick | 3,398 | 71% | 6% | €90K | A+ |
| 5 | Glounthaune County Cork | 5,000 | 73% | 4.3% | €76K | A+ |
| 6 | Glanmire County Cork | 4,454 | 71% | 5.6% | €87K | A+ |
| 7 | Inishkenny County Cork | 5,552 | 72% | 6% | €75K | A+ |
| 8 | Knockrea County Cork | 5,228 | 75% | 6.3% | €71K | A+ |
| 9 | Riverstown County Cork | 3,664 | 70% | 5.1% | €83K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 98 | Courtown County Wexford | 4,365 | 60% | 15% | €44K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Glanmire, and others in County Cork.
How the places next to Glanmire compare on work
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glanmire | 71% | 5.6% | €87K | 24.6 min | A+ | D |
| Riverstown 1.6 km | 70% | 5.1% | €83K | 26 min | A | C |
| Ballyvolane 2.8 km | 70% | 6.4% | €74K | 25.3 min | A | D |
| Glounthaune 3.3 km | 73% | 4.3% | €76K | 24.6 min | A+ | D |
| Tivoli 3.5 km | 71% | 7.7% | €57K | 27.1 min | B+ | B |
| Mahon 3.7 km | 67% | 8.5% | €62K | 23.8 min | B+ | B |
| Mayfield 3.8 km | 49% | 20% | €38K | 25.2 min | D− | 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 Glanmire, 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 Glanmire
What is the unemployment rate in Glanmire?
5.6% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. 2.2% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more.
Is Glanmire a good place to find work?
Glanmire earns an A+ for jobs and income, better than 97% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #5 of 54 in County Cork.
How do people in Glanmire get to work?
81% of commuters go by car or van, 1.9% walk, 0.6% cycle and 4.8% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 12% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Glanmire?
Trips to work, school or college take 24.6 minutes on average; 3.8% take an hour or more and 33% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Glanmire?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Glanmire’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Glanmire 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 Glanmire 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).