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COVID-19 Insight: Mobility During the Pandemic

Insight Series 10 – Week Ending 31 March 2021

CSO statistical release, , 11am

Key points

  • An estimated 63.6% of the population stayed local (within 10km of home) during the seven-day period ending 31 March 2021 according to the Staying Local Indicator (SLI), a seven-day rolling average
  • Twenty-one counties showed SLI decreases, indicating that, relative to the previous seven-day period, more people moved beyond 10km of home during the week ending 31 March 2021, ranging from 1.6 percentage points (Dublin) to 0.2 percentage points (Longford, Roscommon, Wexford)
  • Donegal and Kerry showed no SLI change from the week ending 24 March 2021 to the week ending 31 March 2021, holding at 54.1% and 57% respectively
  • Mayo showed a modest SLI increase of 0.4 percentage points from the week ending 24 March 2021 to the week ending 31 March 2021, and Leitrim and Sligo both showed slight increases of 0.1 percentage points over the same period
  • Dublin continues to be the county with the highest percentage of the population staying local (77.9%) during the week ending 31 March 2021, reflecting its urbanised nature and access to services compared to other counties

This is the tenth of an insight series on mobility produced by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The Staying Local Indicator (SLI) provides daily estimated percentages of county populations that have stayed within 10km of home, averaged over the preceding seven days.

DublinMayoState
1 Jan65.846.857.3
2 Jan66.546.256.5
3 Jan66.445.355.6
4 Jan6745.355.8
5 Jan67.946.256.6
6 Jan68.64656.7
7 Jan6945.956.7
8 Jan69.845.656.6
9 Jan70.345.456.5
10 Jan70.645.256.5
11 Jan70.945.356.7
12 Jan70.945.156.6
13 Jan71.145.756.9
14 Jan71.145.756.9
15 Jan71.145.756.9
16 Jan71.145.857
17 Jan71.145.857
18 Jan7145.856.9
19 Jan714657
20 Jan70.945.556.8
21 Jan70.945.556.8
22 Jan7145.456.8
23 Jan7145.356.7
24 Jan71.145.556.8
25 Jan7145.656.8
26 Jan7145.456.7
27 Jan7145.456.6
28 Jan70.945.456.6
29 Jan70.945.356.5
30 Jan70.845.256.4
31 Jan70.74556.2
1 Feb70.644.656.1
2 Feb70.444.555.9
3 Feb70.14455.6
4 Feb70.144.155.7
5 Feb7044.155.7
6 Feb69.944.155.6
7 Feb69.744.155.6
8 Feb69.844.855.8
9 Feb70.445.256.4
10 Feb70.645.756.7
11 Feb70.545.656.6
12 Feb70.445.756.6
13 Feb70.445.656.5
14 Feb70.345.356.4
15 Feb70.545.256.5
16 Feb70.145.156.1
17 Feb69.845.155.9
18 Feb69.444.955.6
19 Feb69.345.155.7
20 Feb69.74656.4
21 Feb69.546.456.5
22 Feb69.546.656.5
23 Feb70.447.757.6
24 Feb70.647.357.5
25 Feb70.947.457.8
26 Feb70.94757.5
27 Feb70.445.956.8
28 Feb70.645.656.8
29 Feb70.845.957
1 Mar69.944.555.7
2 Mar7044.555.7
3 Mar70.545.256.3
4 Mar71.14657
5 Mar71.746.957.8
6 Mar72.447.658.4
7 Mar72.547.558.4
8 Mar72.647.958.7
9 Mar73.148.559.2
10 Mar73.448.859.6
11 Mar73.849.560.1
12 Mar74.45060.7
13 Mar7550.661.5
14 Mar75.750.962.2
15 Mar76.351.462.9
16 Mar76.952.163.8
17 Mar7752.864.6
18 Mar77.252.264.7
19 Mar77.151.664.5
20 Mar77.451.564.7
21 Mar78.152.165.3
22 Mar7851.364.9
23 Mar78.351.265
24 Mar78.450.364.5
25 Mar78.750.964.8
26 Mar78.950.865
27 Mar79.250.865.1
28 Mar79.850.665.5
29 Mar81.351.967.3
30 Mar8252.468.1
31 Mar82.95369.2
1 Apr83.953.970.4
2 Apr85.155.371.9
3 Apr86.156.773.3
4 Apr86.757.674
5 Apr87.258.574.6
6 Apr87.659.175.1
7 Apr8859.775.5
8 Apr8859.775.4
9 Apr88.159.775.5
10 Apr88.360.275.8
11 Apr88.460.175.9
12 Apr88.660.276.1
13 Apr8960.676.7
14 Apr89.160.576.7
15 Apr89.160.376.7
16 Apr8960.276.6
17 Apr88.859.876.4
18 Apr88.859.776.4
19 Apr88.659.376
20 Apr88.258.775.3
21 Apr88.158.575.2
22 Apr8858.475.1
23 Apr87.95874.9
24 Apr87.757.774.6
25 Apr87.557.474.2
26 Apr87.357.173.9
27 Apr87.157.273.8
28 Apr86.857.173.5
29 Apr86.557.173.3
30 Apr86.357.173.1
1 May86.956.773.4
2 May86.956.873.4
3 May8757.173.8
4 May87.15774
5 May86.856.873.8
6 May86.356.373.3
7 May85.755.672.4
8 May85.655.472.2
9 May85.455.272
10 May85.555.372
11 May85.355.471.6
12 May85.355.571.5
13 May85.355.571.3
14 May8555.171
15 May84.954.970.8
16 May84.85570.7
17 May84.555.170.5
18 May84.254.970.1
19 May83.854.669.6
20 May83.254.269.1
21 May8354.168.9
22 May82.754.268.7
23 May82.654.168.5
24 May82.153.367.8
25 May81.853.167.6
26 May81.652.967.4
27 May81.552.567.1
29 May80.951.966.5
30 May80.551.366.1
31 May80.150.965.7
1 Jun79.550.265.2
2 Jun78.949.664.5
3 Jun78.949.964.5
4 Jun7950.364.7
5 Jun79.350.764.9
6 Jun79.851.565.3
7 Jun79.95265.5
8 Jun79.751.965.1
9 Jun79.951.965.2
10 Jun79.551.664.8
11 Jun79.35164.5
12 Jun78.950.664.1
13 Jun78.149.963.3
14 Jun77.349.362.6
15 Jun7749.362.4
16 Jun76.849.262.2
17 Jun76.64962
18 Jun76.348.861.6
19 Jun7648.661.4
20 Jun75.648.561.3
21 Jun75.548.561.1
22 Jun75.748.761.3
23 Jun75.748.561.4
24 Jun75.348.261.1
25 Jun74.647.960.6
26 Jun7447.560.2
27 Jun74.147.360.1
28 Jun74.147.660.1
29 Jun73.747.259.6
30 Jun73.246.959.1
1 Jul73.146.758.9
2 Jul73.346.658.9
3 Jul73.346.858.9
4 Jul72.946.758.7
5 Jul72.646.458.4
6 Jul72.446.158.2
7 Jul72.746.458.4
8 Jul72.746.558.6
9 Jul72.846.558.6
10 Jul72.446.258.2
11 Jul72.145.957.8
12 Jul71.745.657.5
13 Jul71.645.657.4
14 Jul71.445.557.3
15 Jul71.145.256.9
16 Jul70.845.156.7
17 Jul70.745.256.7
18 Jul70.544.956.5
19 Jul70.144.155.9
20 Jul69.443.555.3
21 Jul68.642.954.6
22 Jul68.242.654.3
23 Jul68.142.254
24 Jul67.741.953.8
25 Jul67.541.653.5
26 Jul67.541.553.6
27 Jul67.541.553.7
28 Jul67.441.453.7
29 Jul67.241.253.6
30 Jul66.841.253.4
31 Jul66.340.953.1
1 Aug66.441.253.3
2 Aug66.441.453.3
3 Aug6641.553.3
4 Aug66.341.953.6
5 Aug66.841.953.8
6 Aug67.141.954
8 Aug67.941.954.5
9 Aug68.541.654.8
10 Aug69.541.555.2
11 Aug69.840.955.1
12 Aug69.540.654.8
13 Aug69.740.554.9
14 Aug69.440.154.6
15 Aug69.339.754.5
16 Aug69.239.454.4
17 Aug68.93954.2
18 Aug68.638.753.9
19 Aug68.638.654
20 Aug68.538.453.8
21 Aug68.338.353.6
22 Aug68.538.453.6
23 Aug68.338.553.5
24 Aug68.238.353.3
25 Aug68.538.553.6
26 Aug68.338.353.4
27 Aug68.438.253.3
28 Aug68.738.253.4
29 Aug68.638.153.2
30 Aug68.53853
31 Aug68.53853
1 Sep69.139.253.8
2 Sep70.140.854.9
3 Sep70.441.755.4
4 Sep70.442.255.6
5 Sep70.442.755.8
6 Sep70.443.256
7 Sep70.543.656.2
8 Sep70.143.155.7
9 Sep69.642.455.2
10 Sep68.842.754.8
11 Sep68.742.754.8
12 Sep68.84354.9
13 Sep68.643.254.9
14 Sep68.643.555.1
15 Sep68.243.354.8
16 Sep67.943.154.5
17 Sep67.84354.4
18 Sep67.542.754.1
19 Sep6842.154.1
20 Sep68.741.654.1
21 Sep68.641.353.9
22 Sep68.841.353.9
23 Sep68.941.153.9
24 Sep69.341.154
25 Sep69.741.254.2
26 Sep69.541.354.2
27 Sep69.641.654.4
28 Sep70.241.954.8
29 Sep70.341.654.8
30 Sep70.641.554.9
1 Oct70.641.654.9
2 Oct71.141.855.3
3 Oct71.942.455.9
4 Oct7342.956.7
5 Oct72.842.656.5
6 Oct73.443.157
7 Oct73.644.257.6
8 Oct73.843.957.6
9 Oct73.644.257.8
10 Oct73.243.857.5
11 Oct72.843.957.5
14 Oct72.64457.7
15 Oct72.744.157.7
16 Oct72.443.857.4
17 Oct72.643.857.5
18 Oct71.442.256.1
19 Oct71.44256
20 Oct71.541.956
21 Oct71.141.755.6
22 Oct71.542.156.1
23 Oct71.942.556.5
24 Oct72.743.257.4
25 Oct73.644.158.3
26 Oct74.245.459.5
27 Oct74.746.160.1
28 Oct75.34761
29 Oct75.347.661.2
30 Oct75.147.761.2
31 Oct74.947.661
1 Nov76.349.662.7
2 Nov76.549.762.6
3 Nov76.950.162.8
4 Nov77.150.262.9
5 Nov77.449.562.7
6 Nov77.44962.5
7 Nov77.64962.7
8 Nov76.147.561.2
9 Nov75.746.960.7
10 Nov75.446.760.5
11 Nov75.546.660.6
12 Nov75.34760.6
13 Nov75.247.560.7
14 Nov7547.560.6
15 Nov74.947.460.5
16 Nov74.847.460.4
17 Nov74.54760.1
18 Nov74.146.559.7
19 Nov73.946.259.4
20 Nov73.946.159.4
21 Nov73.745.859.1
22 Nov73.345.558.8
23 Nov73.245.458.7
24 Nov73.345.258.7
25 Nov73.14558.5
26 Nov73.14558.5
27 Nov7344.958.3
28 Nov72.944.858.3
29 Nov7344.758.3
30 Nov7344.558.3
1 Dec72.945.258.3
2 Dec72.745.658.3
3 Dec72.445.658.1
4 Dec71.945.657.6
5 Dec72.146.157.9
6 Dec71.746.157.5
7 Dec71.346.157.2
8 Dec70.845.356.6
9 Dec70.64556.4
10 Dec70.344.756.2
11 Dec70.144.355.9
12 Dec69.643.655.4
13 Dec69.443.455.3
14 Dec69.143.155
15 Dec68.942.954.8
16 Dec68.642.654.5
17 Dec68.442.454.3
18 Dec68.142.354.1
19 Dec67.842.453.9
20 Dec6742.153.2
21 Dec66.541.952.8
22 Dec65.841.552.3
23 Dec65.141.351.8
24 Dec64.441.551.7
25 Dec64.543.152.8
26 Dec64.44453.5
27 Dec64.444.654.1
28 Dec64.645.755
29 Dec64.846.555.8
30 Dec6547.356.5
31 Dec6648.257.4
1 Jan68.649.859.5
2 Jan71.651.261.8
3 Jan74.252.363.7
4 Jan76.152.965
5 Jan78.253.766.4
6 Jan8054.567.7
7 Jan81.35568.6
8 Jan80.753.467.5
9 Jan80.252.466.6
10 Jan79.95266.4
11 Jan79.951.966.3
12 Jan78.653.366.2
13 Jan78.853.566.3
14 Jan78.753.166.2
15 Jan78.853.466.2
16 Jan78.853.266.1
17 Jan78.953.166.1
18 Jan78.852.866
19 Jan78.752.365.8
20 Jan78.552.265.8
21 Jan78.652.265.8
22 Jan78.55265.7
23 Jan78.551.865.7
24 Jan78.75265.9
25 Jan78.752.166
26 Jan78.752.165.9
27 Jan78.552.265.8
28 Jan78.452.165.8
29 Jan78.451.965.6
30 Jan78.85265.8
31 Jan7952.265.9
1 Feb79.55366.5
2 Feb8053.867.1
3 Feb80.354.367.5
4 Feb80.654.867.8
5 Feb80.855.368.1
6 Feb81.155.868.4
7 Feb81.356.368.7
8 Feb81.255.868.5
9 Feb80.153.767.1
10 Feb79.85366.7
11 Feb79.85366.7
12 Feb79.753.266.7
13 Feb79.953.567
14 Feb79.953.467
15 Feb79.753.166.8
16 Feb79.352.566.3
17 Feb78.952.265.9
18 Feb78.451.165.2
19 Feb78.150.264.8
20 Feb77.749.664.4
21 Feb7749.263.7
22 Feb76.949.363.6
23 Feb77.249.664
24 Feb77.449.864.2
25 Feb77.449.864.1
26 Feb77.249.763.8
27 Feb76.649.263.3
28 Feb76.649.163.3
1 Mar76.949.463.5
2 Mar77.249.963.7
3 Mar77.350.163.7
4 Mar77.550.363.8
5 Mar77.650.263.8
6 Mar77.750.363.8
7 Mar78.150.764.2
8 Mar78.350.764.3
9 Mar78.650.564.4
10 Mar79.150.664.8
11 Mar79.650.865.2
12 Mar8051.165.7
13 Mar80.451.365.9
14 Mar80.551.266
15 Mar80.850.765.8
16 Mar80.449.965.3
17 Mar80.450.165.4
18 Mar80.349.965.3
19 Mar80.249.965.1
20 Mar80.249.965.2
21 Mar8049.965.1
22 Mar79.849.964.9
23 Mar8050.265.1
24 Mar79.549.764.5
25 Mar79.349.664.3
26 Mar79.249.764.2
27 Mar79.149.864.1
28 Mar79.150.264.4
29 Mar78.850.364.3
30 Mar78.250.263.8
31 Mar77.950.163.6

The Staying Local Indicator is based on statistical analysis of anonymised, aggregated, mobile phone activity records. Data from Three Ireland is collated from anonymised data sets at a macro scale, aggregated at Electoral Division and provided to the Department of Health. The scope of the arrangement between Three Ireland and the Department of Health is limited to informing the Government response to the COVID-19 pandemic only. This data feeds into wider selection of data used as part of the COVID-19 response.

Only aggregated statistical data is provided to the Department of Health. No personal data is provided.

The CSO receives and manages this data on behalf of the Department of Health. Only aggregate data is provided by Three Ireland and at no time do either the Department of Health or the Central Statistics Office have access to personal data or individuals’ movements. The outputs from this analysis provide important insights for decision makers and the public in the midst of the global pandemic.

County Variations

Propensity to stay within 10km of residence tends to differ by county, as movement is impacted by local circumstances and conditions, such as access to services and levels of urbanisation. For example, Dublin, with a high level of urbanisation, consistently shows the highest percentage of persons staying local, while Carlow and Roscommon, with relatively lower levels of urbanisation, are among the counties with the lowest percentage of persons staying within 10km of home. 

More information on distances to everyday services can be found in the CSO publication Measuring Distance to Everyday Services in Ireland.

Table 1.1 Staying Local Indicator Week on Week Change
CountyWeek Ending Week Ending Week on Week
24 Mar 202131 Mar 2021Change
%%% Points
State64.563.6-0.9
Dublin79.577.9-1.6
Tipperary51.650.2-1.4
Meath61.259.9-1.3
Kildare61.760.5-1.2
Limerick63.462.3-1.1
Offaly56.755.6-1.1
Louth65.164-1.1
Carlow50.449.5-0.9
Cork62.962.1-0.8
Kilkenny57.656.9-0.7
Laois54.754-0.7
Wicklow64.163.4-0.7
Waterford63.262.6-0.6
Cavan53.753.2-0.5
Monaghan56.956.4-0.5
Westmeath60.259.7-0.5
Clare56.155.8-0.3
Galway57.957.6-0.3
Roscommon49.649.4-0.2
Wexford5554.8-0.2
Longford53.853.6-0.2
Donegal54.154.10
Kerry57570
Leitrim50.9510.1
Sligo54.654.70.1
Mayo49.750.10.4
CountyWeek on Week % Points Change
Dublin-1.59999999999999
Tipperary-1.4
Meath-1.3
Kildare-1.2
Limerick-1.1
Offaly-1.1
Louth-1.09999999999999
State-0.899999999999999
Carlow-0.899999999999999
Cork-0.799999999999997
Kilkenny-0.700000000000003
Laois-0.700000000000003
Wicklow-0.699999999999996
Waterford-0.600000000000001
Cavan-0.5
Monaghan-0.5
Westmeath-0.5
Clare-0.300000000000004
Galway-0.299999999999997
Roscommon-0.200000000000003
Wexford-0.200000000000003
Longford-0.199999999999996
Donegal0
Kerry0
Leitrim0.100000000000001
Sligo0.100000000000001
Mayo0.399999999999999

For further COVID-19 related information go to the CSO COVID-19 Information HubStay Local Indicator Methodology Notes, and Staying Local Indicator Frequently Asked Questions

For further information contact:

John Dunne (+353) 21 453 5499

or email John.Dunne@cso.ie

or email Aidan.Condron@cso.ie

Further Information

Contact
E-mail: bigdatadev@cso.ie
John Dunne
021 453 5499
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