Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden has the most jobs per resident?

Bühler: 1.04 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: FSO (STATENT).

What does jobs per resident mean?

It is the number of jobs at the workplace divided by the number of residents. A value above 1 means more jobs than residents — an employment hub people commute into. A low value marks a residential municipality. Source: FSO STATENT.

Ranking · Data 2024 · Source: BFS

The highest employment intensity in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

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Bühler has the most jobs per resident in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 1.04 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Herisau (0.64) and Heiden (0.57). A high value marks an employment hub, a low one a residential municipality. Source: FSO (STATENT).

Ranking

BFS · STATENT · 2024

Rank	Municipality	Jobs per resident	Residents
1	Bühler	1.04	1'958
2	Herisau	0.64	16'100
3	Heiden	0.57	4'413
4	Walzenhausen	0.57	2'111
5	Trogen	0.53	1'905
6	Hundwil	0.51	967
7	Waldstatt	0.51	1'906
8	Gais	0.47	3'150
9	Teufen	0.44	6'646
10	Urnäsch	0.43	2'382
11	Schwellbrunn	0.39	1'543
12	Wald	0.37	916
13	Stein	0.35	1'492
14	Rehetobel	0.34	1'710
15	Schönengrund	0.33	561
16	Speicher	0.32	4'505
17	Reute	0.31	717
18	Wolfhalden	0.29	1'913
19	Grub	0.28	986
20	Lutzenberg	0.23	1'340

STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026

How we measure this

BFS · STATENT

Number of jobs (employment at the workplace) divided by the permanent resident population of the municipality, from the FSO business structure statistics (STATENT, 2024) and the population statistics. A value above 1 means more jobs than residents — typical of hubs with large employers, airports or industrial sites. Residential municipalities sit well below.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden has the most jobs per resident?: Bühler: 1.04 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: FSO (STATENT).
What does jobs per resident mean?: It is the number of jobs at the workplace divided by the number of residents. A value above 1 means more jobs than residents — an employment hub people commute into. A low value marks a residential municipality. Source: FSO STATENT.