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

Bettmeralp: 1.67 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Valais. 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 Valais

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Bettmeralp has the most jobs per resident in canton Valais: 1.67 jobs per inhabitant. Next come Visp (1.58) and Zermatt (1.27). 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	Bettmeralp	1.67	468
2	Visp	1.58	9'075
3	Zermatt	1.27	6'113
4	Sion	1.03	37'844
5	Saas-Fee	1.01	1'637
6	Riederalp	0.79	445
7	Brig-Glis	0.77	14'197
8	Fiesch	0.77	894
9	Sembrancher	0.75	1'113
10	Leukerbad	0.72	1'401
11	Fieschertal	0.69	359
12	Martigny-Bourg	0.69	22'513
13	Val de Bagnes	0.67	11'044
14	Sierre	0.65	18'059
15	Anniviers	0.64	2'785
16	Bellwald	0.63	364
17	Champéry	0.63	1'415
18	Monthey	0.63	19'351
19	Obergoms	0.61	662
20	Salgesch	0.61	1'777
21	Goms	0.59	1'163
22	Raron	0.58	2'030
23	Steg-Hohtenn	0.58	1'768
24	St. Niklaus	0.57	2'347
25	Simplon	0.55	287
26	Binn	0.53	126
27	Evionnaz	0.53	1'535
28	Saas-Grund	0.51	1'043
29	Bourg-Saint-Pierre	0.5	242
30	Zwischbergen	0.49	75
31	Wiler	0.48	522
32	Crans-Montana	0.48	10'782
33	Saint-Maurice	0.46	4'656
34	Visperterminen	0.46	1'301
35	Conthey	0.45	9'661
36	Grächen	0.45	1'321
37	Saas-Balen	0.45	340
38	Turtmann-Unterems	0.44	1'193
39	Riddes	0.44	3'831
40	Lens	0.44	4'590
41	Evolène	0.43	1'673
42	Veysonnaz	0.43	614
43	Orsières	0.42	3'339
44	Mörel-Filet	0.42	743
45	Vernayaz	0.42	1'978
46	Leuk	0.41	4'349
47	Albinen	0.4	245
48	Leytron	0.38	3'594
49	Grengiols	0.38	409
50	Nendaz	0.37	7'354
51	Vex	0.37	1'970
52	Saas-Almagell	0.37	376
53	Vétroz	0.36	6'725
54	Vouvry	0.36	4'936
55	Ferden	0.36	248
56	Isérables	0.35	793
57	Collombey-Muraz	0.35	10'188
58	Gampel-Bratsch	0.34	2'260
59	Unterbäch	0.34	483
60	Ernen	0.33	538
61	Saxon	0.33	7'605
62	Törbel	0.33	514
63	Saillon	0.32	3'226
64	Chalais	0.32	3'981
65	Lax	0.31	340
66	Hérémence	0.31	1'553
67	Vionnaz	0.31	3'080
68	Bitsch	0.31	1'219
69	Stalden	0.31	1'140
70	Chamoson	0.3	4'486
71	Blatten	0.3	291
72	Kippel	0.3	334
73	Val-d'Illiez	0.28	2'149
74	Bister	0.28	39
75	Chippis	0.28	1'627
76	Ardon	0.27	3'938
77	Ayent	0.27	4'509
78	Agarn	0.27	743
79	Varen	0.27	701
80	Fully	0.27	9'407
81	Saint-Martin	0.26	841
82	Martigny-Combe	0.26	2'416
83	Port-Valais	0.26	4'528
84	Saint-Léonard	0.26	2'618
85	Randa	0.26	448
86	Liddes	0.25	790
87	Ergisch	0.25	184
88	Finhaut	0.25	422
89	Salvan	0.25	1'521
90	Embd	0.25	298
91	Bürchen	0.24	774
92	Grimisuat	0.24	3'979
93	Naters	0.23	10'791
94	Icogne	0.23	625
95	Saint-Gingolph	0.22	1'104
96	Lalden	0.22	773
97	Täsch	0.22	1'341
98	Oberems	0.21	141
99	Guttet-Feschel	0.21	426
100	Troistorrents	0.21	5'068
101	Grône	0.21	2'598
102	Ausserberg	0.2	639
103	Eischoll	0.2	460
104	Savièse	0.2	8'453
105	Eggerberg	0.19	345
106	Inden	0.19	118
107	Baltschieder	0.19	1'406
108	Ried-Brig	0.18	2'327
109	Mont-Noble	0.18	1'188
110	Niedergesteln	0.18	731
111	Massongex	0.18	2'149
112	Arbaz	0.18	1'474
113	Noble-Contrée	0.17	4'727
114	Staldenried	0.16	559
115	Termen	0.15	1'203
116	Eisten	0.15	189
117	Zeneggen	0.15	369
118	Dorénaz	0.14	1'120
119	Bovernier	0.12	952
120	Collonges	0.12	866
121	Vérossaz	0.1	945

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 Valais has the most jobs per resident?: Bettmeralp: 1.67 jobs per resident (2024) — the highest intensity of any municipality in canton Valais. 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.