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

Dierikon: 2.14 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Lucerne. 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 Lucerne

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Dierikon has the most jobs per resident in canton Lucerne: 2.14 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Altishofen (1.48) and Sursee (1.35). 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	Dierikon	2.14	1'691
2	Altishofen	1.48	2'040
3	Sursee	1.35	11'118
4	Lucerne	0.98	86'699
5	Rothenburg	0.94	7'983
6	Werthenstein	0.88	2'161
7	Root	0.83	6'712
8	Nottwil	0.77	4'104
9	Zell	0.75	2'264
10	Oberkirch	0.73	5'213
11	Pfaffnau	0.69	2'792
12	Reiden	0.66	7'690
13	Willisau	0.66	9'297
14	Schüpfheim	0.6	4'287
15	Schenkon	0.6	3'163
16	Dagmersellen	0.6	6'144
17	Flühli	0.58	1'918
18	Weggis	0.58	4'874
19	Grossdietwil	0.57	923
20	Entlebuch	0.56	3'409
21	Buttisholz	0.56	3'510
22	Hochdorf	0.55	10'158
23	Wolhusen	0.55	4'868
24	Luthern	0.55	1'252
25	Hitzkirch	0.54	6'067
26	Inwil	0.54	2'919
27	Malters	0.54	7'930
28	Wikon	0.54	1'491
29	Emmen	0.53	32'777
30	Triengen	0.53	5'051
31	Altbüron	0.53	1'013
32	Vitznau	0.51	1'492
33	Escholzmatt-Marbach	0.5	4'587
34	Hasle	0.49	1'841
35	Menznau	0.49	3'168
36	Hohenrain	0.48	2'467
37	Ebikon	0.48	14'737
38	Sempach	0.47	4'404
39	Kriens	0.46	30'685
40	Büron	0.46	2'759
41	Romoos	0.45	640
42	Ruswil	0.45	7'645
43	Hergiswil bei Willisau	0.45	1'934
44	Beromünster	0.44	6'963
45	Schongau	0.43	1'055
46	Grosswangen	0.43	3'492
47	Alberswil	0.43	741
48	Nebikon	0.42	2'959
49	Eschenbach	0.41	3'796
50	Neuenkirch	0.4	7'243
51	Schötz	0.4	4'983
52	Aesch	0.39	1'526
53	Egolzwil	0.39	1'667
54	Ermensee	0.38	1'087
55	Rickenbach	0.38	3'887
56	Römerswil	0.37	1'804
57	Buchrain	0.37	7'013
58	Eich	0.36	1'779
59	Ettiswil	0.36	2'877
60	Horw	0.34	15'939
61	Geuensee	0.34	3'069
62	Meggen	0.32	7'718
63	Knutwil	0.32	2'499
64	Ufhusen	0.32	924
65	Ballwil	0.31	2'845
66	Rain	0.31	3'347
67	Roggliswil	0.31	785
68	Wauwil	0.31	2'683
69	Adligenswil	0.3	5'704
70	Meierskappel	0.29	1'578
71	Fischbach	0.29	760
72	Schwarzenberg	0.28	1'808
73	Doppleschwand	0.27	843
74	Hildisrieden	0.27	2'468
75	Gisikon	0.24	1'543
76	Schlierbach	0.2	994
77	Udligenswil	0.19	2'483
78	Mauensee	0.18	1'533
79	Greppen	0.13	1'228

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 Lucerne has the most jobs per resident?: Dierikon: 2.14 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Lucerne. 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.