Photo: James Allan · CC BY-SA 2.0Working-age people in Clane are more likely to have a job than in 87% of Irish towns
The trip to work, school or college averages 33.2 minutes from Clane; for 14%, it takes an hour or more. Out of work at the 2022 census: 6.4% of the labour force in Clane, where the middle of Irish towns has 9.2%. On jobs and income together, Clane grades A−, #6 of 14 in County Kildare.
Work in Clane, in a few figures
Less unemployment than most towns
6.4% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns; 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 Clane had €73,828 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 33.2 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 14% 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, Clane grades A−
Better than 76% of Irish towns on four measures taken together, #6 of 14 in County Kildare.
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.
73% of working-age people in Clane have jobs
Of the 13 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Kildare, 10 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Long-term unemployment, a year or more out of work, covered 2% of people aged 15 and over. Among the unemployed, 45% had been out of work that long. Counting everyone aged 15 and over, retirees and students included, 64% 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 Clane: €73,828
Before tax, 2022: higher than in 80% of Irish towns.
That puts Clane 1% above the median for County Kildare as a whole, €72,997. 7 of the county’s 13 other towns of 2,500 people or more have a higher median. Net of tax, it is €60,417. Across Ireland the median household has €60,123, 19% below Clane’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 Clane than in the middle of Irish towns
Most often, a trip takes 15 to 44 minutes: 56%, against 49% in the middle of County Kildare. 8 of the 14 towns of County Kildare counted have a shorter average trip. Trips of under 15 minutes are 21% of the total, against 28% in the middle of County Kildare.
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 Clane’s residents work in
The second-largest is Professional services, health and education, at 24% (against 25% across Irish towns), and farming, forestry and fishing is the smallest of the seven, at 0.8%.
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.
Car-free commutes: 12% of workers in Clane
Most go by car or van: 76% of commuters. The bus and rail carry about as many commuters as in the middle of Irish towns. The middle of Irish towns has 10% walking and 2.4% cycling; here it is 4.4% and 0.7%.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
How many sign on in County Kildare: the count since 2019
6,663 people were signing on in County Kildare in September 2026. Set against a year before, the count in September 2026 rose by 1%. It has stayed below its 2019 average for the last 69 months. Its lowest month since 2019 was November 2023, at 5,976. County Kildare saw its highest month in July 2020: 8,793 people signing on, 12% 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).
64% of Clane’s adults have a job
Compared with Irish towns, 11% 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.
Clane on foot: a C− grade
Better than 18% of Irish towns on two measures together, #12 of 14 in County Kildare.
Fewest residents live within 800 m of a school: 0%.
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.
Out of 94 Irish towns of 5,700 to 11,000, Clane comes 31st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oranmore County Galway | 5,819 | 79% | 5.9% | €80K | A+ |
| 2 | Grantstown and Ballinakill County Waterford | 9,571 | 72% | 6% | €74K | A+ |
| 3 | Terenure County Dublin | 10,391 | 78% | 4.7% | €87K | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Kilcock County Kildare | 8,674 | 74% | 6.5% | €83K | A− |
| … | ||||||
| 29 | Howth County Dublin | 8,192 | 71% | 5.3% | €86K | A− |
| 30 | Dalkey County Dublin | 8,275 | 70% | 5.1% | €77K | A− |
| 31 | Clane County Kildare | 8,152 | 73% | 6.4% | €74K | A− |
| 32 | Ferrybank County Kilkenny | 5,766 | 70% | 8.8% | €57K | B+ |
| 33 | Shannon County Clare | 10,256 | 68% | 9.1% | €52K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 37 | Sallins County Kildare | 6,269 | 71% | 6.4% | €79K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 70 | Kildare County Kildare | 10,302 | 66% | 10% | €63K | C+ |
| … | ||||||
| 94 | Cherry Orchard County Dublin | 8,280 | 56% | 18% | €53K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Clane, and others in County Kildare.
Jobs and income in the places around Clane
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clane | 73% | 6.4% | €74K | 33.2 min | A− | C− |
| Prosperous 4.6 km | 67% | 8% | €69K | 31.6 min | B− | B− |
| Sallins 4.9 km | 71% | 6.4% | €79K | 33.9 min | B+ | B |
| Straffan 5.7 km | 77% | 2.9% | €99K | 30.3 min | A+ | C− |
| Carragh 6.9 km | 66% | 3.4% | €102K | 33.1 min | B+ | D |
| Johnstown 8.2 km | 68% | 5.8% | €80K | 33.3 min | B | D− |
| Kill 8.3 km | 74% | 6.1% | €75K | 32.1 min | A− | D |
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 Clane, 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 Clane
What is the unemployment rate in Clane?
6.4% of the labour force was out of work at the 2022 census, against 9.2% in the middle of Irish towns. 2% of people aged 15 and over had been out of work for a year or more.
Is Clane a good place to find work?
Clane earns an A− for jobs and income, better than 76% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #6 of 14 in County Kildare.
How do people in Clane get to work?
76% of commuters go by car or van, 4.4% walk, 0.7% cycle and 6.9% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 12% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Clane?
Trips to work, school or college take 33.2 minutes on average; 14% take an hour or more and 21% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Clane?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Clane’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Clane 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 Clane 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).