Ranking · Data 2024 · Source: BFS
The highest employment intensity in canton Nidwalden
National ranking →Stans has the most jobs per resident in canton Nidwalden: 1.33 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Hergiswil (0.48) and Dallenwil (0.46). 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 | Stans | 1.33 | 8'565 |
| 2 | Hergiswil | 0.48 | 6'316 |
| 3 | Dallenwil | 0.46 | 1'856 |
| 4 | Oberdorf | 0.45 | 3'095 |
| 5 | Stansstad | 0.45 | 4'916 |
| 6 | Wolfenschiessen | 0.41 | 2'174 |
| 7 | Ennetbürgen | 0.37 | 5'361 |
| 8 | Buochs | 0.36 | 5'607 |
| 9 | Beckenried | 0.32 | 3'770 |
| 10 | Ennetmoos | 0.28 | 2'313 |
| 11 | Emmetten | 0.25 | 1'691 |
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 11.09.2026
How we measure this
BFS · STATENTNumber 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 Nidwalden has the most jobs per resident?
- Stans: 1.33 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Nidwalden. 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.