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

Sarnen: 0.83 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Obwalden. 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 Obwalden

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Sarnen has the most jobs per resident in canton Obwalden: 0.83 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Sachseln (0.66) and Engelberg (0.62). 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	Sarnen	0.83	10'906
2	Sachseln	0.66	5'300
3	Engelberg	0.62	4'377
4	Lungern	0.55	2'132
5	Alpnach	0.52	6'594
6	Kerns	0.38	6'557
7	Giswil	0.35	4'013

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 Obwalden has the most jobs per resident?: Sarnen: 0.83 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Obwalden. 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.