Census Profile · Sligo · 2022

County Sligo — Commuter belt employment profile

73.8% of Sligo workers commute by car — 2.7pp above the national figure of 71.1%. An employment rate of 54.5% reflects strong outward commuter flows rather than dense local employment. Home ownership at 79.1% and third-level attainment at 53.0% track the Dublin commuter belt demographic closely.

Sligo is +2.7pp vs national on car commuting.

Key statistics — County Sligo

Car Commute
73.8%
+2.7pp vs national
Employment Rate
54.5%
National: 55.2%
Owner-Occupied
79.1%
National: 76.2%
Third-Level
53.0%
National: 52.6%

Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Sligo

The electoral divisions within County Sligo with the highest car commute rate, Census 2022.

Electoral DivisionCar Commute Rate
1. KILSHALVY 86.3%
2. BRICKLIEVE 84.9%
3. LISSADILL EAST 83.4%
4. BALLINTOGHER EAST 83%
5. COOLANEY 82.9%

Explore Sligo data on the map

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

County Sligo — census data context

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

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