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Census of Population 2022 Profile 7 - Employment, Occupations and Commuting
Census of Population 2022 Profile 7 - Employment, Occupations and Commuting
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Census 2022 Employment, Occupations and Commuting
In 2022, there were 747,961 people working from home for at least one day a week, representing 32% of workers.
In Census 2022, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown had the highest proportion of people working from home for at least one day a week at 57%.
In Census 2022, Monaghan and Longford had the lowest proportion of people working from home for at least one day a week at 21%.
Travelling by car was the main way of commuting to work in Census 2022, with around 1,280,000 people, or 63% of all commuters using this means of transport.
Walking and cycling were the next main ways of commuting to work in Census 2022, with around 240,000 people, or 12% of all commuters.
Public transport was the next main way of commuting to work in Census 2022, with around 180,000 people, or 9% of all commuters, using this means of transport.
There were 2,320,297 people at work in Census 2022, up 16% since 2016.
There were 657,790 retired people in Census 2022, up 21% since 2016.
