Which municipality in canton Geneva has the most jobs per resident?

Satigny: 2.34 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Geneva. 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 Geneva

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Satigny has the most jobs per resident in canton Geneva: 2.34 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Plan-les-Ouates (1.7) and Carouge (1.19). 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	Satigny	2.34	4'811
2	Plan-les-Ouates	1.7	12'644
3	Carouge	1.19	22'783
4	Le Grand-Saconnex	0.97	12'775
5	Meyrin	0.93	27'380
6	Geneva	0.92	211'152
7	Lancy	0.75	37'520
8	Vernier	0.67	38'769
9	Collonge-Bellerive	0.55	8'655
10	Perly-Certoux	0.51	3'296
11	Puplinge	0.49	2'702
12	Meinier	0.46	2'108
13	Dardagny	0.45	1'846
14	Aire-la-Ville	0.42	1'161
15	Thônex	0.42	16'940
16	Bardonnex	0.41	2'528
17	Cologny	0.41	6'147
18	Bellevue	0.38	4'111
19	Chêne-Bougeries	0.36	14'947
20	Versoix	0.34	14'060
21	Avusy	0.33	1'425
22	Chêne-Bourg	0.32	9'747
23	Presinge	0.32	714
24	Genthod	0.31	2'814
25	Confignon	0.3	4'565
26	Bernex	0.29	11'134
27	Jussy	0.28	1'253
28	Cartigny	0.27	1'063
29	Onex	0.27	19'101
30	Russin	0.26	554
31	Gy	0.23	582
32	Veyrier	0.23	12'225
33	Hermance	0.22	1'221
34	Troinex	0.22	3'358
35	Soral	0.21	935
36	Vandœuvres	0.21	3'087
37	Anières	0.2	2'589
38	Corsier	0.18	2'270
39	Choulex	0.17	1'232
40	Collex-Bossy	0.17	1'673
41	Laconnex	0.15	710
42	Pregny-Chambésy	0.15	4'249
43	Céligny	0.14	837
44	Avully	0.11	1'758
45	Chancy	0.1	1'653

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 Geneva has the most jobs per resident?: Satigny: 2.34 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Geneva. 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.