Commercial vacancy rate in Roscommon higher than national average

The commercial vacancy rate in Roscommon was recorded at 17.7% in June according to the new GeoDirectory Commercial Vacancy Rates Report, which was released today. This was higher than the national average of 14.5%.

The rate in Roscommon decreased by 0.1 percentage points compared to the same period in 2025. Of the urban areas in Roscommon surveyed, Boyle had the highest rate of commercial vacancies of 30.1%, after recording an increase of 0.3% since Q2 2025 while Roscommon Town had the lowest at 19.5%.

The rate in Leitrim was 18.6%, Mayo recorded a rate of 17.5% and Westmeath 12%.

County Roscommon accounted for just 1.5% of the national commercial stock.

All of the counties in Connacht reported commercial vacancy rates greater than the national vacancy rate. This is despite all counties, except Leitrim, seeing a year on year decrease in vacancy rates.

Of the 12 towns, surveyed - Galway , Loughrea, Tuam, Carrick-on-Shannon, Ballina, Castlebar, Westport, Boyle, Roscommon,  Inniscrone, Sligo and Tubbercurry - Westport, Co. Mayo, was the only town to register a vacancy rate below the national vacancy rate, at 13.6% (+0.6 pp YoY).

Of these 12 towns, seven experienced year on year declines in their vacancy rates, while four rose, and Loughrea, Co. Galway remained the same.

Sligo Town and Roscommon Town had the highest proportions of occupied premises attributed to the Health sector at 15.5% and 14.9% respectively, compared with 9.6% for the province as a whole.

Commenting on the findings of the latest GeoDirectory Commercial Buildings Report, Dara Keogh, CEO of GeoDirectory, said, “The national commercial vacancy rate has edged down slightly to 14.5%, marking our first year-on-year drop since GeoDirectory began reporting on this data in 2013, the broader picture remains one of significant local variance. 

"With over 30,611 commercial units lying vacant across the country and 13 counties still seeing vacancy increases, commercial property owners and local high streets need to continue to adapt to shifting consumer habits.” 

Simon MacAllister, Partner at EY Ireland said, “While the decline in the national commercial vacancy rates is modest, it is significant as it marks a break from a long period of steadily rising commercial vacancies since 2013. 

"The data highlights a growing divide between areas benefiting from population growth, employment and investment, particularly in the East, and those that continue to face challenges sustaining commercial activity, especially in the West and Northwest. This underlines the need for sustained investment and policy measures to support town centre vitality and long-term economic growth.”