What is the employment rate in Roscommon?

The employment rate in Roscommon was 53.5% according to Census 2022, compared to a national average of 55.2%. IrelandInsights maps employment at electoral division level for every county in Ireland.

What is the housing tenure breakdown in Roscommon?

In Roscommon, 82.5% of households are owner-occupied and 8.2% rent privately, according to Census 2022. The national averages are 76.2% owner-occupied and 11.0% privately rented.

Census Profile · Roscommon · 2022

County Roscommon — Home ownership — second in Ireland

Roscommon ranks second of Ireland's 30 counties for home ownership rate at 82.5%. The national average is 76.2% — a gap of 6.3pp that places Roscommon near the top of this ranking. Census 2022 data mapped at electoral division level shows the figure is not distributed evenly within the county.

        Roscommon is +6.3pp vs national on home ownership rate.
      

Key statistics — County Roscommon

Home ownership

82.5%

#2 of 30 counties

National Average

76.2%

home ownership rate

Employment Rate

53.5%

National: 55.2%

Third-Level

51.5%

National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Owner Occupied in Roscommon

The electoral divisions within County Roscommon with the highest owner occupied rate, Census 2022.

Electoral Division	Owner Occupied Rate
1. CREGGA	96.6%
2. CROGHAN	95.4%
3. TIVANNAGH	95.1%
4. ANNAGHMORE	94.4%
5. BREEDOGE	93.8%

Explore Roscommon data on the map

Every electoral division in County Roscommon is mapped. Hover to inspect Census 2022 figures or ask the AI analyst for a plain-language explanation.

Home ownership — second in Ireland — Roscommon map Employment — Roscommon Housing — Roscommon

County Roscommon — what stands out

What stands out?

County Roscommon has a housing vacancy rate of 19.1%, ranking 7th nationally — 19.1% in Census 2022.

Why does it matter?

Housing vacancy is a barometer of housing demand and population pressure. A high rate signals supply vastly exceeding demand — whether from rural depopulation, seasonal use, or post-2008 ghost estates. A low rate signals the opposite: demand that supply cannot match, which directly drives rent and price inflation.

How does it compare nationally?

Roscommon19.1%

National avg14.4%

Difference+4.8pp

Rank7 / 26

What's the likely explanation?

Elevated vacancy in this county reflects a mix of seasonal holiday homes and long-term rural outmigration. The empty properties are dispersed across townlands rather than concentrated in urban centres — a structural pattern rather than a sign of weak urban demand. The post-2020 shift to remote working has drawn some buyers to previously overlooked rural areas, but the underlying vacancy pattern predates and outlasts that trend.

County Roscommon — census data context

County-level figures aggregate all electoral divisions within Roscommon. The map reveals the internal variation those county averages suppress — the gap between the most and least deprived EDs in Roscommon is typically far wider than the county-to-national difference highlighted above. View the full Roscommon area guide →

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Data: CSO Census 2022 · County Roscommon · Electoral Division averages · cso.ie/census