Photo: Rossographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Working-age people in Dolphins Barn have jobs more often than in 86% of Irish towns
People heading out of Dolphins Barn for work or study spend 32.8 minutes travelling on average; 9.1% spend 60 minutes or longer. 9% of the labour force in Dolphins Barn was out of work at the 2022 census, next to 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. On jobs and income together, Dolphins Barn grades B, #72 of 116 in County Dublin.
Dolphins Barn and work: the main findings
Work near the middle
73% of people aged 15 to 64 in Dolphins Barn had a job at the 2022 census; the middle of Irish towns is 68%. In work ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Trips to work, school or college take 32.8 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 9.1% 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, Dolphins Barn grades B
Taken together, its four measures make it better than 61% of Irish towns, #72 of 116 in County Dublin.
Its strongest measure is the share of 15-to-64s in work; 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.
The trip to work or school is longer from Dolphins Barn than in the middle of Irish towns
Across County Dublin, the middle town’s trips average 31.1 minutes. In County Dublin, 92 of 116 towns counted average a shorter trip. Against 23% in the middle of County Dublin, 15% of trips take under 15 minutes. The commonest trip is 15 to 44 minutes, for 66% of trips; the middle of County Dublin has 59%.
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 Dolphins Barn’s residents work in
Commerce and trade is the second-largest at 24%, against 26% 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.
Jobs for 73% of people aged 15 to 64 in Dolphins Barn
Of the 115 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Dublin, 75 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Long-term unemployment, a year or more out of work, covered 3% of people aged 15 and over. Among the unemployed, 47% had been out of work that long. Counting everyone aged 15 and over, retirees and students included, 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.
Median household income in Dolphins Barn is €64,100
Before tax, 2022: higher than in 67% of Irish towns.
That puts Dolphins Barn 10% below the median for County Dublin as a whole, €71,123. 73 of the county’s 115 other towns of 2,500 people or more have a higher median. Net of tax, it is €51,690. The State median is €60,123, 6% below Dolphins Barn’s.
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022: median gross household income, from tax and welfare records linked to Census households.
The richest and poorest parts of Dolphins Barn: €45K to €92K
Median gross household income in each of the 6 electoral divisions where 50 or more of Dolphins Barn’s households live: the highest is 2 times the lowest. The share of people aged 15 to 64 in work runs from 62% in Ushers B to 81% in Ushers A.
| Electoral division | Households here | Median income (whole division) | Aged 15–64 in work (here) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ushers A | 2,207 | €92,342 | 81% |
| Ushers C | 1,771 | €48,092 | 69% |
| Ushers F | 1,228 | €69,380 | 74% |
| Ushers D | 1,048 | €49,876 | 71% |
| Ushers E | 824 | €45,137 | 70% |
| Ushers B | 704 | €50,020 | 62% |
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (GPIIA01): each division’s median covers all its households, including any outside Dolphins Barn; households and the share in work are Dolphins Barn’s own part (Census 2022, CSO SAPS).
On foot, by bike, bus or train: 61% of Dolphins Barn’s commuters
23% go by car or van, against 52% in the middle of County Dublin. Mainly from home: 15% of residents in work, next to 11% in the middle of Irish towns. 17% go by bus and 11% by rail, where the middle of Irish towns has 6% and 0.9%. The middle of County Dublin has 7.4%; here, 21% walk.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
How the count signing on in County Dublin has moved
48,940 people were signing on in County Dublin in September 2026. Set against a year before, the count in September 2026 rose by 5%. It has been above its 2019 average for the last 10 months. Its lowest month since 2019 was February 2022, at 40,783. County Dublin saw its highest month in July 2026: 51,932 people signing on, 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).
Most of Dolphins Barn works: 65% of adults are in work
Compared with Irish towns, 10% 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.
Dolphins Barn on foot: a A+ grade
Better than 97% of Irish towns on two measures together, #13 of 116 in County Dublin.
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.
Among Irish towns of 13,200 to 25,400, Dolphins Barn ranks 48th of 74 for jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 46 | Cabra East County Dublin | 13,895 | 75% | 8.1% | €58K | B |
| 47 | Kimmage County Dublin | 15,207 | 72% | 9.1% | €60K | B |
| 48 | Dolphins Barn County Dublin | 18,799 | 73% | 9% | €64K | B |
| 49 | Cobh County Cork | 14,148 | 67% | 7.7% | €58K | B |
| 50 | Ongar County Dublin | 13,390 | 69% | 8.5% | €79K | B |
| … | ||||||
| 74 | Ballymun County Dublin | 22,321 | 63% | 16% | €53K | D |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Dolphins Barn, and others in County Dublin.
Work in and around Dolphins Barn
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins Barn | 73% | 9% | €64K | 32.8 min | B | A+ |
| The Liberties 1 km | 65% | 9.5% | €57K | 30.7 min | C | A+ |
| Kilmainham 1.6 km | 74% | 9% | €60K | 33.2 min | B | A |
| Stoneybatter 1.6 km | 69% | 9.9% | €62K | 33.3 min | C+ | A+ |
| Crumlin 1.6 km | 71% | 9.4% | €56K | 29.9 min | B | A |
| Christchurch 1.7 km | 72% | 11% | €49K | 29.3 min | C+ | A+ |
| Temple Bar 1.9 km | 63% | 12% | €52K | 28.1 min | C− | 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 Dolphins Barn, 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 Dolphins Barn
What is the unemployment rate in Dolphins Barn?
9% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. 3% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more.
Is Dolphins Barn a good place to find work?
Dolphins Barn earns a B for jobs and income, better than 61% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #72 of 116 in County Dublin.
How do people in Dolphins Barn get to work?
23% of commuters go by car or van, 21% walk, 13% cycle and 28% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 15% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Dolphins Barn?
Trips to work, school or college take 32.8 minutes on average; 9.1% take an hour or more and 15% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Dolphins Barn?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Dolphins Barn’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Dolphins Barn 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 Dolphins Barn 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).