Photo: Laurel Lodged · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Carpenterstown top those of 98% of Irish towns
Trips to work, school or college from Carpenterstown take 32.5 minutes on average, and 12% take an hour or more. The Jobs & income grade for Carpenterstown is A, #22 of 116 in County Dublin. Unemployment in Carpenterstown stood at 5.4% at the 2022 census, next to 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns.
Jobs and income in Carpenterstown: what the figures say
Less unemployment than most towns
5.4% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns; 1.5% 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 Carpenterstown had €98,220 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 ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Trips to work, school or college take 32.5 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 12% 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.
Jobs & income in Carpenterstown: graded A
Taken together, its four measures make it better than 89% of Irish towns, #22 of 116 in County Dublin.
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.
How many in Carpenterstown have a job: 73% of 15-to-64s
Of the 115 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Dublin, 79 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
1.5% of everyone aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more. Among the unemployed, 43% had been out of work that long. Of all residents aged 15 and over, retirees and students among them, 63% 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.
What households earn in Carpenterstown: €98,220 a year
Carpenterstown’s median is 38% above County Dublin’s (€71,123). Of the county’s 115 other towns of 2,500 or more, 6 have a higher median. After tax, the median is €75,800. The State median is €60,123, 39% below Carpenterstown’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 longer from Carpenterstown than in the middle of Irish towns
The middle of County Dublin has 59% of trips at 15 to 44 minutes; here it is 52%, the commonest length. The trip from the middle of County Dublin averages 31.1 minutes. 86 of the 116 towns of County Dublin counted have a shorter average trip. Under 15 minutes: 25% of trips, next to 23% in the middle of County Dublin.
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 behind Carpenterstown’s jobs
The second-largest is Professional services, health and education, at 25% (against 25% 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.
26% of commuters in Carpenterstown go on foot, by bike or by public transport
The middle of Irish towns has 6% by bus and 0.9% by rail; here it is 8.4% and 10%. Against 10% and 2.4% in the middle of Irish towns, 3% walk and 4.3% cycle. In the middle of County Dublin, 52% drive to work; here it is 58%. Against 11% in the middle of Irish towns, 16% work mainly from home.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
How many sign on in County Dublin: the count since 2019
48,940 people were signing on in County Dublin in September 2026. Over the year to September 2026, the count rose by 5%. For 10 months in a row now, it has been over its 2019 average. Its lowest month since 2019 was February 2022, at 40,783. County Dublin: signing on peaked in July 2026 at 51,932, 11% 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).
How Carpenterstown spends its days: 63% of adults in work
Compared with Irish towns, 2.2% 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.
On getting around on foot, Carpenterstown grades B
Better than 63% of Irish towns on two measures together, #100 of 116 in County Dublin.
Fewest residents live within 800 m of a post office: 18%.
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.
14th of 63: where Carpenterstown ranks among Irish towns of 14,700 to 28,300
| # | Town | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballincollig County Cork | 21,940 | 73% | 5.1% | €76K | A+ |
| 2 | Rathmines East County Dublin | 16,923 | 77% | 5.4% | €94K | A+ |
| 3 | Douglas County Cork | 22,029 | 73% | 5.1% | €80K | A+ |
| 4 | Sandymount County Dublin | 22,340 | 75% | 6.3% | €90K | A+ |
| 5 | Templeogue County Dublin | 18,076 | 75% | 4.8% | €87K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | Dundrum County Dublin | 16,570 | 74% | 6.4% | €89K | A |
| 13 | Ashtown County Dublin | 14,937 | 76% | 5.4% | €83K | A |
| 14 | Carpenterstown County Dublin | 20,967 | 73% | 5.4% | €98K | A |
| 15 | Ashbourne County Meath | 15,680 | 74% | 6.6% | €78K | A |
| 16 | Stepaside County Dublin | 22,796 | 73% | 6% | €102K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 63 | Ballymun County Dublin | 22,321 | 63% | 16% | €53K | D |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Carpenterstown, and others in County Dublin.
The work picture around Carpenterstown
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenterstown | 73% | 5.4% | €98K | 32.5 min | A | B |
| Blanchardstown 1.8 km | 69% | 11% | €69K | 32.1 min | B− | A− |
| Castleknock 2.4 km | 77% | 5.9% | €110K | 30.7 min | A | A− |
| Palmerston 2.5 km | 65% | 10% | €63K | 28.8 min | C+ | A− |
| Ballyowen 3.2 km | 71% | 6.4% | €88K | 32.9 min | A− | B+ |
| Mulhuddart 3.3 km | 65% | 12% | €65K | 32.2 min | C | B+ |
| Clonsilla 3.4 km | 70% | 7.4% | €79K | 33.3 min | B | B |
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 Carpenterstown, 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 Carpenterstown
What is the unemployment rate in Carpenterstown?
5.4% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. 1.5% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more.
Is Carpenterstown a good place to find work?
Carpenterstown earns an A for jobs and income, better than 89% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #22 of 116 in County Dublin.
How do people in Carpenterstown get to work?
58% of commuters go by car or van, 3% walk, 4.3% cycle and 19% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 16% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Carpenterstown?
Trips to work, school or college take 32.5 minutes on average; 12% take an hour or more and 25% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Carpenterstown?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Carpenterstown’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Carpenterstown 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 Carpenterstown 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).