Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0One reason the share in work is low here: 31% of Castletroy’s residents aged 15 and over are students
Trips to work, school or college from Castletroy take 22.5 minutes on average, and 4.7% take an hour or more. The Jobs & income grade for Castletroy is B+, #5 of 15 in County Limerick. Out of work at the 2022 census: 6.7% of the labour force in Castletroy (the middle of Irish towns: 9.2%).
Work in Castletroy: the figures worth knowing
Fewer people in work than most towns
55% of people aged 15 to 64 in Castletroy had a job at the 2022 census; the middle of Irish towns is 68%. In work ↓
Less unemployment than most towns
6.7% 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 Castletroy had €74,760 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 ↓
Shorter trips than most towns
Trips to work, school or college take 22.5 minutes on average, against 27.6 in the middle of Irish towns; 4.7% 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.
Castletroy grades B+ for jobs and income
Better than 68% of Irish towns once its four measures are combined, #5 of 15 in County Limerick.
Its strongest measure is trip times; 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 Castletroy, 55% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job
Of the 14 other places of 2,500 people or more in County Limerick, 3 have a smaller share of 15-to-64s in work.
Put another way, 34% of the unemployed had been out of work for a year or more.
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 Castletroy: €74,760
Before tax, 2022: higher than in 81% of Irish towns.
Castletroy’s median is 34% above County Limerick’s (€55,952). One of the county’s 14 other towns of 2,500 people or more has a higher median. After tax, the median is €60,550. The State median is €60,123, 20% below Castletroy’s.
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022: median gross household income, from tax and welfare records linked to Census households.
Less time on the road to work or school from Castletroy than in the middle of Irish towns
The commonest trip is 15 to 44 minutes, for 55% of trips; the middle of County Limerick has 57%. In County Limerick, 5 of 15 towns counted average a shorter trip. 39% of trips take under 15 minutes, against 37% in the middle of County Limerick.
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.
Jobs held by Castletroy’s residents, by industry
Commerce and trade is the second-largest at 21%, against 26% across Irish towns; the smallest of the seven is farming, forestry and fishing, at 0.3%.
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.
The spread of household incomes in Castletroy: €33K to €80K
Median gross household income in each of the 3 electoral divisions where 50 or more of Castletroy’s households live: the highest is 2.4 times the lowest. The share of people aged 15 to 64 in work runs from 5.4% in Cappavilla to 60% in Ballysimon.
| Electoral division | Households here | Median income (whole division) | Aged 15–64 in work (here) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballysimon | 4,716 | €76,260 | 60% |
| Cappavilla | 181 | €33,192 | 5.4% |
| Ballyvarra | 79 | €80,480 | 20% |
CSO Geographical Profiles of Income in Ireland 2022 (GPIIA01): each division’s median covers all its households, including any outside Castletroy; households and the share in work are Castletroy’s own part (Census 2022, CSO SAPS).
Walking, cycling, the bus or the train: 14% of Castletroy’s commuters
70% go by car or van, against 65% in the middle of County Limerick. The bus takes 4.8% of commuters, against 6% in the middle of Irish towns. The middle of Irish towns has 10% walking to work; here it is 6.8%. 16% work mainly from home, against 10% in the middle of County Limerick.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), means of travel to work.
Signing on in Limerick city: the count since 2019
4,943 people were signing on in Limerick city in September 2026. Set against a year before, the count in September 2026 fell by 2%. For 37 months in a row now, it has been under its 2019 average. Its lowest month since 2019 was March 2025, at 4,514. Limerick city: signing on peaked in July 2019 at 6,280, 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).
One adult in three in Castletroy is a full-time student
Compared with Irish towns, 10% are retired (against 15%), 49% are in work (against 57%) and 2.4% are long-term sick or disabled.
Census 2022 (CSO SAPS), principal economic status of people aged 15 and over; occupations of those at work, in three broad groups.
Getting around Castletroy on foot earns C−
Better than 20% of Irish towns on two measures together, #286 of 321 Irish towns.
Of the everyday places, a post office is the one the fewest residents have within 800 m (21%).
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.
Castletroy places 35th of 78 on jobs and income among Irish towns of 10,600 to 20,400
| # | Town | People | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballsbridge County Dublin | 12,743 | 80% | 5.2% | €99K | A+ |
| 2 | Rathmines East County Dublin | 16,923 | 77% | 5.4% | €94K | A+ |
| 3 | Templeogue County Dublin | 18,076 | 75% | 4.8% | €87K | A+ |
| 4 | Dooradoyle County Limerick | 18,593 | 72% | 6.1% | €72K | A |
| … | ||||||
| 33 | Maynooth County Kildare | 17,259 | 68% | 5.4% | €89K | B+ |
| 34 | Whitehall County Dublin | 13,675 | 71% | 6.5% | €68K | B+ |
| 35 | Castletroy County Limerick | 15,093 | 55% | 6.7% | €75K | B+ |
| 36 | Mahon County Cork | 13,892 | 67% | 8.5% | €62K | B+ |
| 37 | Skerries County Dublin | 10,743 | 70% | 6.1% | €77K | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 71 | Corbally and King's Island County Limerick | 14,213 | 58% | 15% | €46K | C− |
| … | ||||||
| 78 | Summerhill County Dublin | 11,911 | 60% | 15% | €45K | D− |
Ordered by Jobs & income Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Castletroy, and others in County Limerick.
Work in the places around Castletroy
| Town | In work, 15–64 | Unemployment | Income | Average trip | Jobs | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castletroy | 55% | 6.7% | €75K | 22.5 min | B+ | C− |
| Annacotty 1.8 km | 71% | 6% | €90K | 22.6 min | A+ | C+ |
| Garryowen 2.8 km | 61% | 11% | €51K | 22.1 min | C+ | B |
| Westbury 3.5 km | 69% | 7.3% | €66K | 28.2 min | B+ | C− |
| Galvone 3.6 km | 55% | 21% | €41K | 20.9 min | D | A− |
| Corbally and King's Island 3.8 km | 58% | 15% | €46K | 23 min | C− | B+ |
| Rathbane 4.1 km | 58% | 14% | €54K | 22.1 min | C | C+ |
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 Castletroy, 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 Castletroy
What is the unemployment rate in Castletroy?
6.7% 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 Castletroy a good place to find work?
Castletroy earns a B+ for jobs and income, better than 68% of Irish towns on household income, the share of 15-to-64s in work, unemployment and trip times together, #5 of 15 in County Limerick.
How do people in Castletroy get to work?
70% of commuters go by car or van, 6.8% walk, 2.5% cycle and 5% take the bus or train. On census day 2022, 16% worked mainly from home.
How long is the commute from Castletroy?
Trips to work, school or college take 22.5 minutes on average; 4.7% take an hour or more and 39% under a quarter of an hour.
How many jobs are there in Castletroy?
Ireland doesn’t publish a count of the jobs based in each town. What the census does say is what Castletroy’s residents work at, wherever their job is: see What residents work in.
Where do people in Castletroy 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 Castletroy 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).