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.
Key statistics — County Sligo
Top electoral divisions — Car Commute in Sligo
The electoral divisions within County Sligo with the highest car commute rate, Census 2022.
| Electoral Division | Car 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 →