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Staying Local Indicator Week Ending 5 March 2021

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Series 6 Staying Local Indicator Week Ending 5 March 2021

CSO statistical release, 15 March 2021, 11am

Key points

An estimated 63.8% of the population stayed local (within 10km of home) during the week ending 05 March 2021 according to the Staying Local Indicator (SLI), a seven-day rolling average
The State weighted average SLI of 63.8% and that of three counties – Clare (55.9%), Donegal (53.3%), and Westmeath (60.1%) - showed no net increase or decrease from the week ending 26 February 2021 to the week ending 05 March 2021
Nine counties showed SLI increases, indicating that more people stayed local, from the week ending 26 February 2021 to the week ending 05 March 2021, ranging from 0.8 percentage points (Leitrim) to 0.1 percentage points (Louth)
Fourteen counties showed SLI decreases, indicating that more people moved beyond 10km of home, from the week ending 26 February 2021 to the week ending 05 March 2021, ranging from 1.8 percentage points (Carlow) to 0.1 percentage points (Offaly)
Dublin continues to be the county with the highest percentage of the population staying local (77.6%) during the week ending 05 March 2021, reflecting its urbanised nature and access to services compared to other counties

This is the sixth 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.

	Dublin	Mayo	State
1 Jan	65.8	46.8	57.3
2 Jan	66.5	46.2	56.5
3 Jan	66.4	45.3	55.6
4 Jan	67	45.3	55.8
5 Jan	67.9	46.2	56.6
6 Jan	68.6	46	56.7
7 Jan	69	45.9	56.7
8 Jan	69.8	45.6	56.6
9 Jan	70.3	45.4	56.5
10 Jan	70.6	45.2	56.5
11 Jan	70.9	45.3	56.7
12 Jan	70.9	45.1	56.6
13 Jan	71.1	45.7	56.9
14 Jan	71.1	45.7	56.9
15 Jan	71.1	45.7	56.9
16 Jan	71.1	45.8	57
17 Jan	71.1	45.8	57
18 Jan	71	45.8	56.9
19 Jan	71	46	57
20 Jan	70.9	45.5	56.8
21 Jan	70.9	45.5	56.8
22 Jan	71	45.4	56.8
23 Jan	71	45.3	56.7
24 Jan	71.1	45.5	56.8
25 Jan	71	45.6	56.8
26 Jan	71	45.4	56.7
27 Jan	71	45.4	56.6
28 Jan	70.9	45.4	56.6
29 Jan	70.9	45.3	56.5
30 Jan	70.8	45.2	56.4
31 Jan	70.7	45	56.2
1 Feb	70.6	44.6	56.1
2 Feb	70.4	44.5	55.9
3 Feb	70.1	44	55.6
4 Feb	70.1	44.1	55.7
5 Feb	70	44.1	55.7
6 Feb	69.9	44.1	55.6
7 Feb	69.7	44.1	55.6
8 Feb	69.8	44.8	55.8
9 Feb	70.4	45.2	56.4
10 Feb	70.6	45.7	56.7
11 Feb	70.5	45.6	56.6
12 Feb	70.4	45.7	56.6
13 Feb	70.4	45.6	56.5
14 Feb	70.3	45.3	56.4
15 Feb	70.5	45.2	56.5
16 Feb	70.1	45.1	56.1
17 Feb	69.8	45.1	55.9
18 Feb	69.4	44.9	55.6
19 Feb	69.3	45.1	55.7
20 Feb	69.7	46	56.4
21 Feb	69.5	46.4	56.5
22 Feb	69.5	46.6	56.5
23 Feb	70.4	47.7	57.6
24 Feb	70.6	47.3	57.5
25 Feb	70.9	47.4	57.8
26 Feb	70.9	47	57.5
27 Feb	70.4	45.9	56.8
28 Feb	70.6	45.6	56.8
29 Feb	70.8	45.9	57
1 Mar	69.9	44.5	55.7
2 Mar	70	44.5	55.7
3 Mar	70.5	45.2	56.3
4 Mar	71.1	46	57
5 Mar	71.7	46.9	57.8
6 Mar	72.4	47.6	58.4
7 Mar	72.5	47.5	58.4
8 Mar	72.6	47.9	58.7
9 Mar	73.1	48.5	59.2
10 Mar	73.4	48.8	59.6
11 Mar	73.8	49.5	60.1
12 Mar	74.4	50	60.7
13 Mar	75	50.6	61.5
14 Mar	75.7	50.9	62.2
15 Mar	76.3	51.4	62.9
16 Mar	76.9	52.1	63.8
17 Mar	77	52.8	64.6
18 Mar	77.2	52.2	64.7
19 Mar	77.1	51.6	64.5
20 Mar	77.4	51.5	64.7
21 Mar	78.1	52.1	65.3
22 Mar	78	51.3	64.9
23 Mar	78.3	51.2	65
24 Mar	78.4	50.3	64.5
25 Mar	78.7	50.9	64.8
26 Mar	78.9	50.8	65
27 Mar	79.2	50.8	65.1
28 Mar	79.8	50.6	65.5
29 Mar	81.3	51.9	67.3
30 Mar	82	52.4	68.1
31 Mar	82.9	53	69.2
1 Apr	83.9	53.9	70.4
2 Apr	85.1	55.3	71.9
3 Apr	86.1	56.7	73.3
4 Apr	86.7	57.6	74
5 Apr	87.2	58.5	74.6
6 Apr	87.6	59.1	75.1
7 Apr	88	59.7	75.5
8 Apr	88	59.7	75.4
9 Apr	88.1	59.7	75.5
10 Apr	88.3	60.2	75.8
11 Apr	88.4	60.1	75.9
12 Apr	88.6	60.2	76.1
13 Apr	89	60.6	76.7
14 Apr	89.1	60.5	76.7
15 Apr	89.1	60.3	76.7
16 Apr	89	60.2	76.6
17 Apr	88.8	59.8	76.4
18 Apr	88.8	59.7	76.4
19 Apr	88.6	59.3	76
20 Apr	88.2	58.7	75.3
21 Apr	88.1	58.5	75.2
22 Apr	88	58.4	75.1
23 Apr	87.9	58	74.9
24 Apr	87.7	57.7	74.6
25 Apr	87.5	57.4	74.2
26 Apr	87.3	57.1	73.9
27 Apr	87.1	57.2	73.8
28 Apr	86.8	57.1	73.5
29 Apr	86.5	57.1	73.3
30 Apr	86.3	57.1	73.1
1 May	86.9	56.7	73.4
2 May	86.9	56.8	73.4
3 May	87	57.1	73.8
4 May	87.1	57	74
5 May	86.8	56.8	73.8
6 May	86.3	56.3	73.3
7 May	85.7	55.6	72.4
8 May	85.6	55.4	72.2
9 May	85.4	55.2	72
10 May	85.5	55.3	72
11 May	85.3	55.4	71.6
12 May	85.3	55.5	71.5
13 May	85.3	55.5	71.3
14 May	85	55.1	71
15 May	84.9	54.9	70.8
16 May	84.8	55	70.7
17 May	84.5	55.1	70.5
18 May	84.2	54.9	70.1
19 May	83.8	54.6	69.6
20 May	83.2	54.2	69.1
21 May	83	54.1	68.9
22 May	82.7	54.2	68.7
23 May	82.6	54.1	68.5
24 May	82.1	53.3	67.8
25 May	81.8	53.1	67.6
26 May	81.6	52.9	67.4
27 May	81.5	52.5	67.1
29 May	80.9	51.9	66.5
30 May	80.5	51.3	66.1
31 May	80.1	50.9	65.7
1 Jun	79.5	50.2	65.2
2 Jun	78.9	49.6	64.5
3 Jun	78.9	49.9	64.5
4 Jun	79	50.3	64.7
5 Jun	79.3	50.7	64.9
6 Jun	79.8	51.5	65.3
7 Jun	79.9	52	65.5
8 Jun	79.7	51.9	65.1
9 Jun	79.9	51.9	65.2
10 Jun	79.5	51.6	64.8
11 Jun	79.3	51	64.5
12 Jun	78.9	50.6	64.1
13 Jun	78.1	49.9	63.3
14 Jun	77.3	49.3	62.6
15 Jun	77	49.3	62.4
16 Jun	76.8	49.2	62.2
17 Jun	76.6	49	62
18 Jun	76.3	48.8	61.6
19 Jun	76	48.6	61.4
20 Jun	75.6	48.5	61.3
21 Jun	75.5	48.5	61.1
22 Jun	75.7	48.7	61.3
23 Jun	75.7	48.5	61.4
24 Jun	75.3	48.2	61.1
25 Jun	74.6	47.9	60.6
26 Jun	74	47.5	60.2
27 Jun	74.1	47.3	60.1
28 Jun	74.1	47.6	60.1
29 Jun	73.7	47.2	59.6
30 Jun	73.2	46.9	59.1
1 Jul	73.1	46.7	58.9
2 Jul	73.3	46.6	58.9
3 Jul	73.3	46.8	58.9
4 Jul	72.9	46.7	58.7
5 Jul	72.6	46.4	58.4
6 Jul	72.4	46.1	58.2
7 Jul	72.7	46.4	58.4
8 Jul	72.7	46.5	58.6
9 Jul	72.8	46.5	58.6
10 Jul	72.4	46.2	58.2
11 Jul	72.1	45.9	57.8
12 Jul	71.7	45.6	57.5
13 Jul	71.6	45.6	57.4
14 Jul	71.4	45.5	57.3
15 Jul	71.1	45.2	56.9
16 Jul	70.8	45.1	56.7
17 Jul	70.7	45.2	56.7
18 Jul	70.5	44.9	56.5
19 Jul	70.1	44.1	55.9
20 Jul	69.4	43.5	55.3
21 Jul	68.6	42.9	54.6
22 Jul	68.2	42.6	54.3
23 Jul	68.1	42.2	54
24 Jul	67.7	41.9	53.8
25 Jul	67.5	41.6	53.5
26 Jul	67.5	41.5	53.6
27 Jul	67.5	41.5	53.7
28 Jul	67.4	41.4	53.7
29 Jul	67.2	41.2	53.6
30 Jul	66.8	41.2	53.4
31 Jul	66.3	40.9	53.1
1 Aug	66.4	41.2	53.3
2 Aug	66.4	41.4	53.3
3 Aug	66	41.5	53.3
4 Aug	66.3	41.9	53.6
5 Aug	66.8	41.9	53.8
6 Aug	67.1	41.9	54
8 Aug	67.9	41.9	54.5
9 Aug	68.5	41.6	54.8
10 Aug	69.5	41.5	55.2
11 Aug	69.8	40.9	55.1
12 Aug	69.5	40.6	54.8
13 Aug	69.7	40.5	54.9
14 Aug	69.4	40.1	54.6
15 Aug	69.3	39.7	54.5
16 Aug	69.2	39.4	54.4
17 Aug	68.9	39	54.2
18 Aug	68.6	38.7	53.9
19 Aug	68.6	38.6	54
20 Aug	68.5	38.4	53.8
21 Aug	68.3	38.3	53.6
22 Aug	68.5	38.4	53.6
23 Aug	68.3	38.5	53.5
24 Aug	68.2	38.3	53.3
25 Aug	68.5	38.5	53.6
26 Aug	68.3	38.3	53.4
27 Aug	68.4	38.2	53.3
28 Aug	68.7	38.2	53.4
29 Aug	68.6	38.1	53.2
30 Aug	68.5	38	53
31 Aug	68.5	38	53
1 Sep	69.1	39.2	53.8
2 Sep	70.1	40.8	54.9
3 Sep	70.4	41.7	55.4
4 Sep	70.4	42.2	55.6
5 Sep	70.4	42.7	55.8
6 Sep	70.4	43.2	56
7 Sep	70.5	43.6	56.2
8 Sep	70.1	43.1	55.7
9 Sep	69.6	42.4	55.2
10 Sep	68.8	42.7	54.8
11 Sep	68.7	42.7	54.8
12 Sep	68.8	43	54.9
13 Sep	68.6	43.2	54.9
14 Sep	68.6	43.5	55.1
15 Sep	68.2	43.3	54.8
16 Sep	67.9	43.1	54.5
17 Sep	67.8	43	54.4
18 Sep	67.5	42.7	54.1
19 Sep	68	42.1	54.1
20 Sep	68.7	41.6	54.1
21 Sep	68.6	41.3	53.9
22 Sep	68.8	41.3	53.9
23 Sep	68.9	41.1	53.9
24 Sep	69.3	41.1	54
25 Sep	69.7	41.2	54.2
26 Sep	69.5	41.3	54.2
27 Sep	69.6	41.6	54.4
28 Sep	70.2	41.9	54.8
29 Sep	70.3	41.6	54.8
30 Sep	70.6	41.5	54.9
1 Oct	70.6	41.6	54.9
2 Oct	71.1	41.8	55.3
3 Oct	71.9	42.4	55.9
4 Oct	73	42.9	56.7
5 Oct	72.8	42.6	56.5
6 Oct	73.4	43.1	57
7 Oct	73.6	44.2	57.6
8 Oct	73.8	43.9	57.6
9 Oct	73.6	44.2	57.8
10 Oct	73.2	43.8	57.5
11 Oct	72.8	43.9	57.5
14 Oct	72.6	44	57.7
15 Oct	72.7	44.1	57.7
16 Oct	72.4	43.8	57.4
17 Oct	72.6	43.8	57.5
18 Oct	71.4	42.2	56.1
19 Oct	71.4	42	56
20 Oct	71.5	41.9	56
21 Oct	71.1	41.7	55.6
22 Oct	71.5	42.1	56.1
23 Oct	71.9	42.5	56.5
24 Oct	72.7	43.2	57.4
25 Oct	73.6	44.1	58.3
26 Oct	74.2	45.4	59.5
27 Oct	74.7	46.1	60.1
28 Oct	75.3	47	61
29 Oct	75.3	47.6	61.2
30 Oct	75.1	47.7	61.2
31 Oct	74.9	47.6	61
1 Nov	76.3	49.6	62.7
2 Nov	76.5	49.7	62.6
3 Nov	76.9	50.1	62.8
4 Nov	77.1	50.2	62.9
5 Nov	77.4	49.5	62.7
6 Nov	77.4	49	62.5
7 Nov	77.6	49	62.7
8 Nov	76.1	47.5	61.2
9 Nov	75.7	46.9	60.7
10 Nov	75.4	46.7	60.5
11 Nov	75.5	46.6	60.6
12 Nov	75.3	47	60.6
13 Nov	75.2	47.5	60.7
14 Nov	75	47.5	60.6
15 Nov	74.9	47.4	60.5
16 Nov	74.8	47.4	60.4
17 Nov	74.5	47	60.1
18 Nov	74.1	46.5	59.7
19 Nov	73.9	46.2	59.4
20 Nov	73.9	46.1	59.4
21 Nov	73.7	45.8	59.1
22 Nov	73.3	45.5	58.8
23 Nov	73.2	45.4	58.7
24 Nov	73.3	45.2	58.7
25 Nov	73.1	45	58.5
26 Nov	73.1	45	58.5
27 Nov	73	44.9	58.3
28 Nov	72.9	44.8	58.3
29 Nov	73	44.7	58.3
30 Nov	73	44.5	58.3
1 Dec	72.9	45.2	58.3
2 Dec	72.7	45.6	58.3
3 Dec	72.4	45.6	58.1
4 Dec	71.9	45.6	57.6
5 Dec	72.1	46.1	57.9
6 Dec	71.7	46.1	57.5
7 Dec	71.3	46.1	57.2
8 Dec	70.8	45.3	56.6
9 Dec	70.6	45	56.4
10 Dec	70.3	44.7	56.2
11 Dec	70.1	44.3	55.9
12 Dec	69.6	43.6	55.4
13 Dec	69.4	43.4	55.3
14 Dec	69.1	43.1	55
15 Dec	68.9	42.9	54.8
16 Dec	68.6	42.6	54.5
17 Dec	68.4	42.4	54.3
18 Dec	68.1	42.3	54.1
19 Dec	67.8	42.4	53.9
20 Dec	67	42.1	53.2
21 Dec	66.5	41.9	52.8
22 Dec	65.8	41.5	52.3
23 Dec	65.1	41.3	51.8
24 Dec	64.4	41.5	51.7
25 Dec	64.5	43.1	52.8
26 Dec	64.4	44	53.5
27 Dec	64.4	44.6	54.1
28 Dec	64.6	45.7	55
29 Dec	64.8	46.5	55.8
30 Dec	65	47.3	56.5
31 Dec	66	48.2	57.4
1 Jan	68.6	49.8	59.5
2 Jan	71.6	51.2	61.8
3 Jan	74.2	52.3	63.7
4 Jan	76.1	52.9	65
5 Jan	78.2	53.7	66.4
6 Jan	80	54.5	67.7
7 Jan	81.3	55	68.6
8 Jan	80.7	53.4	67.5
9 Jan	80.2	52.4	66.6
10 Jan	79.9	52	66.4
11 Jan	79.9	51.9	66.3
12 Jan	78.6	53.3	66.2
13 Jan	78.8	53.5	66.3
14 Jan	78.7	53.1	66.2
15 Jan	78.8	53.4	66.2
16 Jan	78.8	53.2	66.1
17 Jan	78.9	53.1	66.1
18 Jan	78.8	52.8	66
19 Jan	78.7	52.3	65.8
20 Jan	78.5	52.2	65.8
21 Jan	78.6	52.2	65.8
22 Jan	78.5	52	65.7
23 Jan	78.5	51.8	65.7
24 Jan	78.7	52	65.9
25 Jan	78.7	52.1	66
26 Jan	78.7	52.1	65.9
27 Jan	78.5	52.2	65.8
28 Jan	78.4	52.1	65.8
29 Jan	78.4	51.9	65.6
30 Jan	78.8	52	65.8
31 Jan	79	52.2	65.9
1 Feb	79.5	53	66.5
2 Feb	80	53.8	67.1
3 Feb	80.3	54.3	67.5
4 Feb	80.6	54.8	67.8
5 Feb	80.8	55.3	68.1
6 Feb	81.1	55.8	68.4
7 Feb	81.3	56.3	68.7
8 Feb	81.2	55.8	68.5
9 Feb	80.1	53.7	67.1
10 Feb	79.8	53	66.7
11 Feb	79.8	53	66.7
12 Feb	79.7	53.2	66.7
13 Feb	79.9	53.5	67
14 Feb	79.9	53.4	67
15 Feb	79.7	53.1	66.8
16 Feb	79.3	52.5	66.3
17 Feb	78.9	52.2	65.9
18 Feb	78.4	51.1	65.2
19 Feb	78.1	50.2	64.8
20 Feb	77.7	49.6	64.4
21 Feb	77	49.2	63.7
22 Feb	76.9	49.3	63.6
23 Feb	77.2	49.6	64
24 Feb	77.4	49.8	64.2
25 Feb	77.4	49.8	64.1
26 Feb	77.2	49.7	63.8
27 Feb	76.6	49.2	63.3
28 Feb	76.6	49.1	63.3
1 Mar	76.9	49.4	63.5
2 Mar	77.2	49.9	63.7
3 Mar	77.3	50.1	63.7
4 Mar	77.5	50.3	63.8
5 Mar	77.6	50.2	63.8

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.

Overall, week to week SLI changes were relatively small. Only one county showed a greater than 1 percentage point increase, (Sligo, +1.2), and only two counties showed a greater than 1 percentage point decrease (Carlow, -1.8, Kilkenny -1.4).

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
County	Week Ending	Week Ending	Week on Week
	26 Feb 2021	5 Mar 2021	Change
	%	%	% Points
State	63.8	63.8	0.0
Carlow	51.3	49.5	-1.8
Kilkenny	58.4	57.0	-1.4
Tipperary	52.2	51.3	-0.9
Wicklow	65.9	65.1	-0.8
Waterford	62.9	62.3	-0.6
Meath	61.8	61.2	-0.6
Kildare	61.7	61.2	-0.5
Laois	55.5	55.0	-0.5
Monaghan	55.9	55.4	-0.5
Cavan	54.3	53.9	-0.4
Longford	54.3	53.9	-0.4
Cork	63.0	62.7	-0.3
Wexford	57.0	56.7	-0.3
Offaly	55.6	55.5	-0.1
Clare	55.9	55.9	0.0
Donegal	53.3	53.3	0.0
Westmeath	60.1	60.1	0.0
Limerick	62.2	62.4	0.2
Louth	63.4	63.6	0.2
Dublin	77.2	77.6	0.4
Galway	57.7	58.2	0.5
Mayo	49.7	50.2	0.5
Kerry	56.7	57.3	0.6
Roscommon	49.2	49.8	0.6
Leitrim	51.2	52.0	0.8
Sligo	52.9	54.1	1.2

Open in Excel: Stay Indicator Week on Week Change Week Ending 5 Mar 2021 (XLS 12KB)

County	Week on Week % Points Change
Carlow	-1.8
Kilkenny	-1.4
Tipperary	-0.9
Wicklow	-0.8
Waterford	-0.6
Meath	-0.6
Kildare	-0.5
Laois	-0.5
Monaghan	-0.5
Cavan	-0.4
Longford	-0.4
Cork	-0.3
Wexford	-0.3
Offaly	-0.1
State	0
Clare	0
Donegal	0
Westmeath	0
Limerick	0.2
Louth	0.2
Dublin	0.4
Galway	0.5
Mayo	0.5
Kerry	0.6
Roscommon	0.6
Leitrim	0.8
Sligo	1.2

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