Photo: Zenit · CC BY-SA 3.0Malahide’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of Irish towns
16% of trips from Malahide last an hour or longer; the mean is 34.6 minutes. On jobs and income together, Malahide grades A−, #32 of 116 in County Dublin. Unemployment in Malahide stood at 4.8% at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns.
Jobs and income in Malahide: what the figures say
Less unemployment than most towns
4.8% 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 Malahide had €97,168 a year before tax in 2022; the middle of Irish towns is €57,760. Household income ↓
Longer trips than most towns
Trips to work, school or college take 34.6 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 16% take an hour or more. The trip to work ↓
Many work from home
20% 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.
On jobs and income, Malahide grades A−
Taken together, its four measures make it better than 84% of Irish towns, #32 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.
The share in work in Malahide: 72% of 15-to-64s
Of the 115 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Dublin, 68 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
1.2% of everyone aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more. Put another way, 43% 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, 56% 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 income per household in Malahide: €97,168
Malahide’s median is 37% above County Dublin’s (€71,123). Of the county’s 115 other towns of 2,500 or more, 7 have a higher median. After tax, the median is €74,914. The State median is €60,123, 38% below Malahide’s.
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022: median gross household income, from tax and welfare records linked to Census households.
A slower run to work or school from Malahide than in the middle of Irish towns
Most often, a trip takes 15 to 44 minutes: 49%, against 59% in the middle of County Dublin. In the middle of County Dublin, the trip averages 31.1 minutes. In County Dublin, 112 of 116 towns counted average a shorter trip. Short trips are about as common as in the middle of County Dublin, at 24%.
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.
Walking, cycling, the bus or the train: 25% of Malahide’s commuters
13% go by train, DART or Luas, against 6.8% in the middle of County Dublin. The car or van takes 54% of commuters; the middle of County Dublin has 52%. Working mainly from home: 20% here, 11% in the middle of Irish towns. The middle of Irish towns has 10% walking to work; here it is 3.6%.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
In Malahide, 33% of residents in work are in commerce and trade
Professional services, health and education is the second-largest at 22%, against 25% across Irish towns; the smallest of the seven is farming, forestry and fishing, 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.
€82K to €92K: incomes from one part of Malahide to another
Median gross household income in each of the 4 electoral divisions where 50 or more of Malahide’s households live: the highest is 1.1 times the lowest. The share of people aged 15 to 64 in work runs from 68% in Kinsaley to 74% in Malahide East.
| Electoral division | Households here | Median income (whole division) | Aged 15–64 in work (here) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malahide East | 2,965 | €90,655 | 74% |
| Malahide West | 2,141 | €92,161 | 72% |
| Swords-Seatown | 943 | €86,246 | 70% |
| Kinsaley | 474 | €82,073 | 68% |
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (GPIIA01): each division’s median covers all its households, including any outside Malahide; households and the share in work are Malahide’s own part (Census 2022, CSO SAPS).
7% more people sign on in County Dublin than in 2019
48,940 people were signing on in County Dublin in September 2026. Over the year to September 2026, the count 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).
56% of adults in Malahide are in work
Compared with Irish towns, 20% are retired (against 15%) and 1.6% 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.
The Walkability grade for Malahide: C+
Better than 41% of Irish towns on two measures together, #114 of 116 in County Dublin.
Of the everyday places, a post office is the one the fewest residents have within 800 m (1%).
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.
For jobs and income, Malahide is 20th of 75 Irish towns of 13,000 to 25,100
| # | 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+ |
| … | ||||||
| 18 | Leixlip County Kildare | 16,733 | 74% | 6.2% | €81K | A |
| 19 | Clontarf West County Dublin | 15,296 | 75% | 6.3% | €73K | A− |
| 20 | Malahide County Dublin | 18,608 | 72% | 4.8% | €97K | A− |
| 21 | Rathmines West County Dublin | 22,667 | 78% | 6.5% | €70K | A− |
| 22 | Greystones-Delgany County Wicklow | 22,009 | 72% | 5.5% | €86K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 75 | Ballymun County Dublin | 22,321 | 63% | 16% | €53K | D |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Malahide, and others in County Dublin.
How Malahide compares with the places nearby
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malahide | 72% | 4.8% | €97K | 34.6 min | A− | C+ |
| Kinsealy-Drinan 2.6 km | 76% | 7% | €76K | 29.6 min | A | B |
| Portmarnock 2.8 km | 77% | 4.6% | €91K | 33.2 min | A | B+ |
| Swords 4.7 km | 74% | 7% | €77K | 31.1 min | A− | B+ |
| Belmayne 4.7 km | 73% | 7.3% | €81K | 34.1 min | B+ | A− |
| Clongriffin 4.8 km | 76% | 7.2% | €74K | 35.4 min | B+ | B+ |
| Donabate 5.1 km | 71% | 6.1% | €96K | 34 min | A− | 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 Malahide, 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 Malahide
What is the unemployment rate in Malahide?
4.8% 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 Malahide a good place to find work?
Malahide earns an A− for jobs and income, better than 84% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #32 of 116 in County Dublin.
How do people in Malahide get to work?
54% of commuters go by car or van, 3.6% walk, 1.8% cycle and 20% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 20% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Malahide?
Trips to work, school or college take 34.6 minutes on average; 16% take an hour or more and 24% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Malahide?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Malahide’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Malahide 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 Malahide 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).