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Table 1: Place of Work of city Residents, 2011 and 2016 Galway City 2011 2016 Place of work - all locations 29,821 33,491 Galway City 20,258 21,483 Galway County 3,771 4,769 Dublin City 217 232 Mayo 135 126 Clare 109 126 Westmeath 87 93 Limerick 67 91 South Dublin 74 51 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 58 49 Fingal 48 40 Roscommon 43 37 Kildare 37 31 Cork City 17 22 Tipperary 18 19 Sligo 25 17 Cork County 20 16 Offaly 19 16 Donegal 20 12 Meath 11 9 Longford 6 9 Kilkenny 6 7 Kerry 8 6 Louth 6 6 Antrim 3 6 Waterford 5 5 Wicklow 2 5 Wexford 6 3 Cavan 5 3 Carlow 2 3 Derry 0 3 Laois 2 2 Leitrim 2 2 Down 6 1 Tyrone 2 0 Fermanagh 1 0 Monaghan 1 0 Armagh 0 0 Place of work - overseas 34 51 No fixed place of work 1,929 2,339 Place of work - not stated 2,761 3,801 Source CSO Census 2016 Profile 6 - Commuting in Ireland / E6045 /

In 2016, 33,491 residents of Galway city were in employment (Table 1). Of these 21,483 worked in Galway city. was the next most popular location (4,769), followed by Dublin city (232) and County Mayo (126). A total of 2,339 had no fixed place of work, while 3,801 did not state their work location.

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Table 2: Place of Residence of Workers working in Galway city, 2011 and 2016 Galway City 2011 2016 Place of Residence- all locations 40,698 43,176 Galway City 20,258 21,483 Galway County 17,872 18,712 Mayo 1,081 1,196 Clare 446 496 Roscommon 272 361 Limerick City and County 104 132 Westmeath 96 126 Sligo 70 84 Offaly 40 82 Tipperary 62 59 Dublin City 56 57 Cork County 47 45 Donegal 35 37 Longford 15 29 Kildare 28 27 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 16 27 Laois 18 25 South Dublin 18 24 Fingal 35 22 Leitrim 12 21 Kerry 17 20 Wicklow 10 18 Meath 20 14 Cork City 17 13 Cavan 7 12 Wexford 4 11 Monaghan 9 10 Kilkenny 9 9 Waterford City and County 9 9 Louth 10 8 Carlow 5 7 Source CSO Census 2016 Profile 6 - Commuting in Ireland / E6045 /

In 2016, there were 43,176 people whose place of work was located in Galway city (Table 2). Of these 21,483 reside in Galway city and 18,712 reside in County Galway. County Mayo (1,196) and County Clare (496) were the next most popular locations for Galway city to draw workers from. These figures exclude people with no fixed place of work or who did not state their work location.

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Table 3. Feeder towns into Galway City 2016

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 1,190 persons in the settlement of Oranmore who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 45.9% of persons at work and living in Oranmore. Of these commuters 677 are women and 513 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Oranmore to Galway city and suburbs was 24 minutes and their average age was 39.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 675 persons in the settlement of Tuam who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 20.6% of persons at work and living in Tuam. Of these commuters 370 are women and 305 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Tuam to Galway city and suburbs was 43 minutes and their average age was 40.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 658 persons in the settlement of Athenry who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 34.8% of persons at work and living in Athenry. Of these commuters 359 are women and 299 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Athenry to Galway city and suburbs was 29 minutes and their average age was 39

Commuters to Galway: Bearna In 2016 there were 491 persons in the settlement of Bearna who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 57.2% of persons at work and living in Bearna. Of these commuters 270 are women and 221 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Bearna to Galway city and suburbs was 27 minutes and their average age was 45.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 483 persons in the settlement of Loughrea who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 21.0% of persons at work and living in Loughrea. Of these commuters 262 are women and 221 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Loughrea to Galway city and suburbs was 37 minutes and their average age was 40.

Commuters to Galway: Maigh Cuilinn In 2016 there were 348 persons in the settlement of Maigh Cuilinn who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 46.3% of persons at work and living in Maigh Cuilinn. Of these commuters 189 are women and 159 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Maigh Cuilinn to Galway city and suburbs was 27 minutes and their average age was 43.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 175 persons in the settlement of Oughterard who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 33.7% of persons at work and living in Oughterard. Of these commuters 104 are women and 71 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Oughterard to Galway city and suburbs was 44 minutes and their average age was 44.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 145 persons in the settlement of Headford who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 35.1% of persons at work and living in Headford. Of these commuters 77 are women and 68 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Headford to Galway city and suburbs was 38 minutes and their average age was 40.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 123 persons in the settlement of Craughwell who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 39.0% of persons at work and living in Craughwell. Of these commuters 66 are women and 57 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Craughwell to Galway city and suburbs was 33 minutes and their average age was 41.

Commuters to Galway: Lackaghbeg

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In 2016 there were 121 persons in the settlement of Lackaghbeg who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 48.2% of persons at work and living in Lackaghbeg. Of these commuters 67 are women and 54 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Lackaghbeg to Galway city and suburbs was 32 minutes and their average age was 43.

Commuters to Galway: Corrofin In 2016 there were 116 persons in the settlement of Corrofin who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 40.7% of persons at work and living in Corrofin. Of these commuters 59 are women and 57 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Corrofin to Galway city and suburbs was 39 minutes and their average age was 39.

Commuters to Galway: Cluain Bú In 2016 there were 89 persons in the settlement of Cluain Bú who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 51.1% of persons at work and living in Cluain Bú. Of these commuters 53 are women and 36 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Cluain Bú to Galway city and suburbs was 26 minutes and their average age was 45.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 87 persons in the settlement of Ballinderreen who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 45.3% of persons at work and living in Ballinderreen. Of these commuters 42 are women and 45 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Ballinderreen to Galway city and suburbs was 35 minutes and their average age was 43.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 69 persons in the settlement of Kinvara who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 23.6% of persons at work and living in Kinvara. Of these commuters 43 are women and 26 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Kinvara to Galway city and suburbs was 39 minutes and their average age was 43.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 63 persons in the settlement of Moylough who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 26.5% of persons at work and living in Moylough. Of these commuters 37 are women and 26 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Moylough to Galway city and suburbs was 50 minutes and their average age was 37.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 61 persons in the settlement of Rosscahill who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 43.6% of persons at work and living in Rosscahill. Of these commuters 36 are women and 25 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Rosscahill to Galway city and suburbs was 36 minutes and their average age was 43.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 54 persons in the settlement of Clarinbridge who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 32.9% of persons at work and living in Clarinbridge. Of these commuters 28 are women and 26 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Clarinbridge to Galway city and suburbs was 31 minutes and their average age was 44.

Commuters to Galway: Na Forbacha In 2016 there were 54 persons in the settlement of Na Forbacha who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 46.2% of persons at work and living in Na Forbacha. Of these commuters 30 are women and 24 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Na Forbacha to Galway city and suburbs was 29 minutes and their average age was 43.

Commuters to Galway: Abbeyknockmoy In 2016 there were 45 persons in the settlement of Abbeyknockmoy who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 35.7% of persons at work and living in Abbeyknockmoy. Of these commuters 26 are women and 19 are men.

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The average journey time of workers who commute from Abbeyknockmoy to Galway city and suburbs was 37 minutes and their average age was 38.

Commuters to Galway: Corrandulla In 2016 there were 44 persons in the settlement of Corrandulla who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 49.4% of persons at work and living in Corrandulla. Of these commuters 23 are women and 21 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Corrandulla to Galway city and suburbs was 28 minutes and their average age was 41.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 42 persons in the settlement of Turloughmore who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 38.5% of persons at work and living in Turloughmore. Of these commuters 21 are women and 21 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Turloughmore to Galway city and suburbs was 34 minutes and their average age was 45.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 38 persons in the settlement of Annaghdown who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 42.2% of persons at work and living in Annaghdown. Of these commuters 23 are women and 15 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Annaghdown to Galway city and suburbs was 34 minutes and their average age was 43.

Commuters to Galway: An Spidéal In 2016 there were 29 persons in the settlement of An Spidéal who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 25.7% of persons at work and living in An Spidéal. Of these commuters 14 are women and 15 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from An Spidéal to Galway city and suburbs was 34 minutes and their average age was 41.

Commuters to Galway: In 2016 there were 19 persons in the settlement of Kilcolgan who commuted to Galway city and suburbs which equates to 30.6% of persons at work and living in Kilcolgan. Of these commuters 13 are women and 6 are men. The average journey time of workers who commute from Kilcolgan to Galway city and suburbs was 31 minutes and their average age was 45.

Source: CSO, Census 2016, http://census.cso.ie/p6map42/

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