Commuting times rise in every county

The number of people commuting to work, school, or college rose by more than 9% in the five years up to April 2016 — but it is taking us longer to get to where we are going, according to the latest census release.

The Central Statistics Office has published new figures from Census 2016 which show that 2,962,550 people said they travel to work, school, or college — an increase of 9.3% on the 2011 Census findings.

It recorded 1,875,773 people commuting to work in April 2016, up 10.7% on 2011, but also found commuting times rose in every county in Ireland compared to five years previously.