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Work & commute in Clonskeagh · Census 2022, CSO

Students are 33% of people aged 15 and over in Clonskeagh

At the 2022 census, 5.9% of the labour force in Clonskeagh had no job; the middle of Irish towns is 9.2%. The Jobs & income grade for Clonskeagh is B, #66 of 116 in County Dublin. 17% of its commuters take the bus or train.

What stands out · In brief

The work figures that set Clonskeagh apart

Fewer people in work than most towns

51% of people aged 15 to 64 in Clonskeagh had a job at the 2022 census; the middle of Irish towns is 68%. In work ↓

Less unemployment than most towns

5.9% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns; 1.2% 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 Clonskeagh had €76,780 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 ↓

Many work from home

18% of workers worked mainly from home on census day, against 11% in the middle of Irish towns. Getting to work ↓

Written from the data on this page: CSO Census 2022, CSO household income 2022 and the Live Register.

Jobs & income Grade

Jobs & income in Clonskeagh: graded B

Better than 64% of Irish towns on four measures together, #66 of 116 in County Dublin.

Median household income €76,780 · gross, CSO 2022Better than 84% of Irish towns
People aged 15 to 64 in work 51% · Census 2022Better than 2% of Irish towns
Unemployment rate 5.9% · Census 2022Better than 87% of Irish towns
Average trip to work, school or college 25.6 min · Census 2022Better than 59% of Irish towns

Its strongest measure is the unemployment rate; 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.

Students count among the 15 to 64s, so they lower the share in work and the grade with it.

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 work

How many in Clonskeagh have a job: 51% of 15-to-64s

None of the 115 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Dublin has a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.

In work, 15 to 64: places of 2,500+ in County Dublin
Clonskeagh 51%Middle of Irish towns: 68%
50%55%60%65%70%75%80%85%
Unemployment rate
5.9%
of the labour force, 2022 census
middle of Irish towns: 9.2%
Out of work a year or more
1.2%
of people aged 15 and over
In work, all ages
44%
of people aged 15 and over, retirees included

Among the unemployed, 43% had been out of work that long.

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.

Household income

Household income in Clonskeagh: €76,780 at the median

Before tax, 2022: higher than in 84% of Irish towns.

Clonskeagh €77KMiddle of Irish towns: €58K
€40K€50K€60K€70K€80K€90K€100K€110K
County medianCounty Dublin€71,123
Whole countryIreland€60,123
Highest in County DublinCastleknock€109,590

Clonskeagh’s median is 8% above County Dublin’s (€71,123). 44 of the county’s 115 other towns of 2,500 people or more have a higher median. After tax, the median is €59,950. The State median is €60,123, 22% below Clonskeagh’s.

CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022: median gross household income, from tax and welfare records linked to Census households.

Getting to work

Not by car: 38% of Clonskeagh’s commuters walk, cycle or ride the bus or train

Walk8.4%County Dublin 7.4% · Irish towns 10%
Bicycle12%County Dublin 5.9% · Irish towns 2.4%
Bus5.9%County Dublin 13% · Irish towns 6%
Train, DART or Luas11%County Dublin 6.8% · Irish towns 0.9%
Car or van44%County Dublin 52% · Irish towns 66%
Mainly from home18%County Dublin 14% · Irish towns 11%
ClonskeaghMiddle of County DublinMiddle of Irish towns

Rail carries 11% of commuters, where the middle of Irish towns has 0.9%. The car or van takes 44% of commuters; the middle of County Dublin has 52%. Working mainly from home: 18% here, 11% in the middle of Irish towns.

Residents in work counted
5,278
travelling to work or working from home, 2022 census
Work from home at least sometimes
65%
of residents in work who answered · middle of Irish towns 33%

Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.

What residents work in

Where Clonskeagh’s residents work, by industry

Share of residents in work, by industry Irish towns
Commerce and trade36%
Professional services, health and education25%
Transport and communications13%
Manufacturing5%
Public administration4.4%
Building and construction2.4%
Farming, forestry and fishing0.1%

Professional services, health and education is the second-largest at 25%, against 25% across Irish towns; the smallest of the seven is farming, forestry and fishing, 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.

Within the town

In Clonskeagh, household incomes run from €31K to €117K from one electoral division to the next

Median gross household income in each of the 5 electoral divisions where 50 or more of Clonskeagh’s households live: the highest is 3.8 times the lowest.

Clonskeagh €77KMiddle of Irish towns: €58K
€30K€40K€50K€60K€70K€80K€90K€100K€110K€120K
HighestClonskeagh-Milltown€116,946
LowestClonskeagh-Belfield€30,953
Electoral divisions5each dot is one
Electoral divisionHouseholds hereMedian income (whole division)Aged 15–64 in work (here)
Clonskeagh-Roebuck1,304€93,15868%
Clonskeagh-Windy Arbour1,078€84,58165%
Clonskeagh-Belfield1,044€30,95317%
Clonskeagh-Milltown781€116,94669%
Clonskeagh-Farranboley728€58,54069%

CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (GPIIA01): each division’s median covers all its households, including any outside Clonskeagh; households and the share in work are Clonskeagh’s own part (Census 2022, CSO SAPS).

The trip to work

Work and school are closer to hand from Clonskeagh than for the middle of Irish towns

Share of trips by length Clonskeagh · Middle of County Dublin · Middle of Irish towns
31%
Under 15 min
59%
15–44 min
5.5%
45–59 min
4.6%
An hour or more

The commonest trip is 15 to 44 minutes, for 59% of trips, much as in the middle of County Dublin. The middle of County Dublin averages 31.1 minutes a trip. Among County Dublin’s 116 towns counted, none averages a shorter trip. The middle of County Dublin has 23% of trips under 15 minutes; here it is 31%. The middle of County Dublin has 9.6% of trips at an hour or more; here it is 4.6%.

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.

Signing on

How many sign on in County Dublin: the count since 2019

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County Dublin

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.

Signing on
48,940
County Dublin, September 2026
In a year
+5.4%
change on the same month last year
Since 2019
+7%
against 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 residents do

One adult in three in Clonskeagh is a full-time student

Clonskeagh
44%33%13%
Irish towns
57%11%15%6%
In workUnemployedStudentsRetiredLong-term sick or disabledLooking after home or familyOther

Compared with Irish towns, 44% are in work (against 57%) and 2.5% are long-term sick or disabled (against 4.7%).

Residents in work, by occupation points above or below Irish towns
Managers and professionals75%+28
Skilled trades3.9%−6.2
Operatives and elementary jobs5%−12.2

Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), principal economic status of people aged 15 and over; occupations of those at work, in three broad groups.

On foot

Clonskeagh grades A− for walkability

Better than 85% of Irish towns on two measures together, #46 of 116 in County Dublin.

Everyday places within 800 m 86% · residents, pharmacy, food shop, school and post office (OpenStreetMap)Better than 71% of Irish towns
Walk, cycle or public transport to work 46% · Census 2022Better than 89% of Irish towns
Residents within 800 m of a… Clonskeagh · Places of 2,500+ in County Dublin · Middle of Irish towns
Grocery or supermarket100%
Pharmacy98%
School100%
Post office44%
Family doctor (GP)81%
Bakery47%

Of the everyday places, a post office is the one the fewest residents have within 800 m (44%).

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.

Towns its size

44th of 84: where Clonskeagh ranks among Irish towns of 9,900 to 19,100

#TownPeopleIn work, 15–64UnemploymentIncomeGrade
1Ballsbridge County Dublin12,74380%5.2%€99KA+
2Rathmines East County Dublin16,92377%5.4%€94KA+
3Terenure County Dublin10,39178%4.7%€87KA+
…
42Ballygall County Dublin11,70471%7.7%€61KB+
43East Wall County Dublin15,90771%8.9%€71KB+
44Clonskeagh County Dublin14,14251%5.9%€77KB
45Kilnamanagh County Dublin11,70371%9%€55KB
46Hollystown County Dublin12,88469%8.7%€84KB
…
84Summerhill County Dublin11,91160%15%€45KD−

Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Clonskeagh, and others in County Dublin.

Neighbours

Work in the places around Clonskeagh

TownIn work, 15–64UnemploymentIncomeAverage tripJobsWalk
Clonskeagh51%5.9%€77K25.6 minBA−
Rathmines East
2.1 km
77%5.4%€94K27.9 minA+A
Churchtown
2.1 km
73%6.3%€89K29.1 minAA
Booterstown
2.2 km
71%4.8%€94K27.1 minAA−
Dundrum
2.2 km
74%6.4%€89K30.3 minAA
Rathgar
2.3 km
61%5.8%€90K31.4 minBA−
Stillorgan
2.7 km
71%4.9%€101K28.4 minAA−

The people of each place: the share in work, unemployment, household income and trip times, with both grades.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

What each figure measures for Clonskeagh, 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.

How the Jobs & income grade is made for Irish towns

Questions about work in Clonskeagh

What is the unemployment rate in Clonskeagh?

5.9% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. 1.2% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more.

Is Clonskeagh a good place to find work?

Clonskeagh earns a B for jobs and income, better than 64% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #66 of 116 in County Dublin.

How do people in Clonskeagh get to work?

44% of commuters go by car or van, 8.4% walk, 12% cycle and 17% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 18% worked mainly from home.

How long is the commute from Clonskeagh?

Trips to work, school or college take 25.6 minutes on average; 4.6% take an hour or more and 31% under a quarter of an hour.

How many jobs are there in Clonskeagh?

Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Clonskeagh’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.

Where do people in Clonskeagh 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 Clonskeagh 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).