Photo: David Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in Parnell Square earn less than those in 77% of Irish towns
Unemployment in Parnell Square stood at 12% at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. Parnell Square grades D for jobs and income, #110 of 116 in County Dublin. The average trip to work, school or college from Parnell Square takes 31.8 minutes, and 9.7% take an hour or more.
Work in Parnell Square, in a few figures
More unemployment than most towns
12% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns; 3.4% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more. Unemployment ↓
Lower incomes than most towns
The median household in Parnell Square had €45,540 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 31.8 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 9.7% 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 Parnell Square: graded D
Better than 13% of Irish towns on four measures together, #110 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.
How many in Parnell Square have a job: 68% of 15-to-64s
Of the 115 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Dublin, 25 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
3.4% of everyone aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more. Put another way, 40% 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, 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.
The middle household in Parnell Square: €45,540 a year
Parnell Square’s median is 36% below County Dublin’s (€71,123). Of the county’s 115 other towns of 2,500 or more, 114 have a higher median. After tax, the median is €39,650. The State median is €60,123, 32% above Parnell Square’s.
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022: median gross household income, from tax and welfare records linked to Census households.
More time on the road to work or school from Parnell Square than in the middle of Irish towns
Trips of 15 to 44 minutes are the most common, at 62% (middle of County Dublin: 59%). 71 of the 116 towns of County Dublin counted have a shorter average trip. Trips of under 15 minutes are 20% of the total, against 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 work of Parnell Square’s residents, industry by industry
The second-largest is Commerce and trade, at 17% (against 26% 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.
One way or another, 76% of Parnell Square’s commuters skip the car
On foot: 34% of commuters, well above the 7.4% in the middle of County Dublin. The car or van takes 13% of commuters; the middle of County Dublin has 52%. Home is the main workplace for 11%, close to the middle of Irish towns. The bus takes 23% of commuters and the train, DART or Luas 10%; the middle of Irish towns has 6% and 0.9%.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
Signing on in County Dublin, against the 2019 level
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: 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).
Jobs, studies and retirement in Parnell Square: 63% in work
Compared with Irish towns, 7.4% 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.
Getting around Parnell Square on foot earns A+
Better than almost every Irish town on two measures together, #4 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 7,100 to 13,700, Parnell Square ranks 78th of 87 for jobs and income
| # | Town | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballsbridge County Dublin | 12,743 | 80% | 5.2% | €99K | A+ |
| 2 | Grantstown and Ballinakill County Waterford | 9,571 | 72% | 6% | €74K | A+ |
| 3 | Terenure County Dublin | 10,391 | 78% | 4.7% | €87K | A+ |
| 4 | Booterstown County Dublin | 8,505 | 71% | 4.8% | €94K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 76 | Ronanstown County Dublin | 11,130 | 62% | 15% | €55K | C− |
| 77 | Portarlington County Laois | 9,288 | 63% | 10% | €53K | D |
| 78 | Parnell Square County Dublin | 10,117 | 68% | 12% | €46K | D |
| 79 | Ballybough County Dublin | 8,188 | 68% | 12% | €48K | D |
| 80 | Phibsborough County Dublin | 11,657 | 60% | 10% | €52K | D |
| … | ||||||
| 87 | Summerhill County Dublin | 11,911 | 60% | 15% | €45K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Parnell Square, and others in County Dublin.
Work in and around Parnell Square
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parnell Square | 68% | 12% | €46K | 31.8 min | D | A+ |
| Summerhill 0.4 km | 60% | 15% | €45K | 32.6 min | D− | A+ |
| Phibsborough 0.5 km | 60% | 10% | €52K | 31.9 min | D | A+ |
| O'Connell Street 0.7 km | 70% | 11% | €58K | 31.6 min | C+ | A+ |
| Ballybough 1.1 km | 68% | 12% | €48K | 33.2 min | D | A+ |
| Stoneybatter 1.3 km | 69% | 9.9% | €62K | 33.3 min | C+ | A+ |
| Temple Bar 1.3 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 Parnell Square, 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 Parnell Square
What is the unemployment rate in Parnell Square?
12% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. 3.4% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more.
Is Parnell Square a good place to find work?
Parnell Square earns a D for jobs and income, better than 13% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #110 of 116 in County Dublin.
How do people in Parnell Square get to work?
13% of commuters go by car or van, 34% walk, 8.5% cycle and 33% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 11% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Parnell Square?
Trips to work, school or college take 31.8 minutes on average; 9.7% take an hour or more and 20% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Parnell Square?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Parnell Square’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Parnell Square 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 Parnell Square 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).