Clare households, on average, are located farther away from a primary care centre than those in any other county in Ireland.
New CSO figures show people in this county are living 17.1km away from a primary care facility.
The average person in Clare has to travel 2.4km further than someone in any other county in Ireland for treatment at a primary care centre.
The data also found that those living in west Clare face considerably longer travel times, with Kilrush residents facing journeys of 43km, 15km farther than the next closest town surveyed.
People in Shannon and Killaloe face average journeys of 20km for care, both higher than the national average of 7.3km.
Newmarket on Fergus and Sixmilebridge also recorded travel distances almost double the national average, with both towns approximately 13km away from a primary care centre.
Looking at access to other medical services, people in Clare live an average of 39km away from an emergency department, the third longest travel distance in Ireland.
Meanwhile, just five counties have a further average travel distance to a maternity department, with people in Clare travelling an average distance of 36.9km for maternity care.
