Ranking · Data 2024 · Source: BFS
The highest employment intensity in canton Ticino
National ranking →Manno has the most jobs per resident in canton Ticino: 4.08 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Grancia (2.54) and Mezzovico-Vira (2.24). 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 | Manno | 4.08 | 1'381 |
| 2 | Grancia | 2.54 | 457 |
| 3 | Mezzovico-Vira | 2.24 | 1'418 |
| 4 | Muzzano | 1.65 | 775 |
| 5 | Stabio | 1.63 | 4'518 |
| 6 | Cadempino | 1.59 | 1'601 |
| 7 | Bioggio | 1.57 | 2'802 |
| 8 | Chiasso | 1.43 | 7'677 |
| 9 | Balerna | 1.34 | 3'415 |
| 10 | Mendrisio | 1.29 | 15'076 |
| 11 | Lamone | 1.24 | 1'748 |
| 12 | Bedano | 1.17 | 1'501 |
| 13 | Sant'Antonino | 0.94 | 2'655 |
| 14 | Novazzano | 0.94 | 2'339 |
| 15 | Bosco/Gurin | 0.93 | 43 |
| 16 | Lugano | 0.92 | 63'691 |
| 17 | Brissago | 0.83 | 1'577 |
| 18 | Locarno | 0.81 | 16'463 |
| 19 | Castel San Pietro | 0.8 | 2'241 |
| 20 | Lavertezzo | 0.74 | 1'235 |
| 21 | Gravesano | 0.74 | 1'416 |
| 22 | Orselina | 0.73 | 682 |
| 23 | Cevio | 0.67 | 1'083 |
| 24 | Muralto | 0.66 | 2'513 |
| 25 | Paradiso | 0.66 | 4'806 |
| 26 | Tresa | 0.65 | 3'147 |
| 27 | Bellinzona | 0.64 | 45'828 |
| 28 | Ascona | 0.64 | 5'290 |
| 29 | Campo (Vallemaggia) | 0.64 | 47 |
| 30 | Sorengo | 0.62 | 2'153 |
| 31 | Cadenazzo | 0.61 | 3'139 |
| 32 | Monteceneri | 0.61 | 4'746 |
| 33 | Airolo | 0.6 | 1'443 |
| 34 | Vezia | 0.59 | 1'957 |
| 35 | Cerentino | 0.59 | 39 |
| 36 | Agno | 0.57 | 4'582 |
| 37 | Torricella-Taverne | 0.57 | 3'128 |
| 38 | Quinto | 0.56 | 1'289 |
| 39 | Gambarogno | 0.56 | 4'977 |
| 40 | Biasca | 0.55 | 6'213 |
| 41 | Arbedo-Castione | 0.53 | 5'211 |
| 42 | Collina d'Oro | 0.5 | 4'932 |
| 43 | Savosa | 0.49 | 2'315 |
| 44 | Losone | 0.48 | 6'780 |
| 45 | Tenero-Contra | 0.48 | 3'417 |
| 46 | Porza | 0.48 | 1'696 |
| 47 | Acquarossa | 0.47 | 1'781 |
| 48 | Comano | 0.46 | 2'194 |
| 49 | Canobbio | 0.45 | 2'403 |
| 50 | Riva San Vitale | 0.45 | 2'740 |
| 51 | Faido | 0.42 | 2'706 |
| 52 | Vico Morcote | 0.42 | 398 |
| 53 | Personico | 0.41 | 320 |
| 54 | Caslano | 0.41 | 4'393 |
| 55 | Melide | 0.41 | 1'812 |
| 56 | Morcote | 0.4 | 681 |
| 57 | Coldrerio | 0.4 | 2'838 |
| 58 | Centovalli | 0.4 | 1'049 |
| 59 | Morbio Inferiore | 0.38 | 4'437 |
| 60 | Bedretto | 0.37 | 116 |
| 61 | Lavizzara | 0.37 | 504 |
| 62 | Onsernone | 0.36 | 643 |
| 63 | Riviera | 0.36 | 4'262 |
| 64 | Blenio | 0.35 | 1'752 |
| 65 | Magliaso | 0.35 | 1'609 |
| 66 | Gordola | 0.34 | 4'877 |
| 67 | Neggio | 0.34 | 322 |
| 68 | Pollegio | 0.33 | 919 |
| 69 | Val Mara | 0.33 | 3'048 |
| 70 | Massagno | 0.32 | 6'976 |
| 71 | Ronco sopra Ascona | 0.31 | 516 |
| 72 | Arogno | 0.31 | 931 |
| 73 | Verzasca | 0.31 | 749 |
| 74 | Serravalle | 0.3 | 2'052 |
| 75 | Avegno Gordevio | 0.3 | 1'525 |
| 76 | Isone | 0.29 | 407 |
| 77 | Maggia | 0.28 | 2'686 |
| 78 | Terre di Pedemonte | 0.27 | 2'646 |
| 79 | Minusio | 0.26 | 7'273 |
| 80 | Giornico | 0.24 | 1'761 |
| 81 | Bissone | 0.23 | 945 |
| 82 | Cademario | 0.23 | 784 |
| 83 | Lumino | 0.22 | 1'712 |
| 84 | Cureglia | 0.22 | 1'484 |
| 85 | Tesserete | 0.22 | 6'702 |
| 86 | Brione sopra Minusio | 0.21 | 432 |
| 87 | Mergoscia | 0.18 | 194 |
| 88 | Brusino Arsizio | 0.18 | 467 |
| 89 | Vacallo | 0.17 | 3'511 |
| 90 | Pura | 0.16 | 1'368 |
| 91 | Dalpe | 0.15 | 188 |
| 92 | Cugnasco-Gerra | 0.15 | 2'838 |
| 93 | Origlio | 0.15 | 1'534 |
| 94 | Breggia | 0.15 | 1'842 |
| 95 | Aranno | 0.13 | 348 |
| 96 | Alto Malcantone | 0.13 | 1'374 |
| 97 | Ponte Capriasca | 0.11 | 1'965 |
| 98 | Vernate | 0.11 | 618 |
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 Ticino has the most jobs per resident?
- Manno: 4.08 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Ticino. 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.