Cross-border commuters (share of jobs): all cantons compared
Cross-border commuters (share of jobs) 2024: the highest value goes to the canton of Ticino (31.51%), the lowest to the canton of Uri (0.21%). The full ranking of all 26 cantons:
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Foreign cross-border commuters (G permit) working in the canton at the end of the year as a share of all jobs there (BFS cross-border commuter statistics GGS, Q4, divided by STATENT jobs of the same year). A context figure on how integrated a canton’s labour market is with France, Germany, Italy and Austria: the cross-border commuters hub shows countries of residence, sectors, ages, communes and the trend since 1996. (Source: BFS GGS/STATENT)
All cross-border commuter figures: residence, sectors, ages, communes, since 1996 →
| # | Canton | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ticino | 31.51% | 2024 |
| 2 | Geneva | 28.38% | 2024 |
| 3 | Jura | 25.45% | 2024 |
| 4 | Basel-Stadt | 17.78% | 2024 |
| 5 | Basel-Landschaft | 15.94% | 2024 |
| 6 | Neuchâtel | 14.56% | 2024 |
| 7 | Schaffhausen | 11.62% | 2024 |
| 8 | Vaud | 9.02% | 2024 |
| 9 | Grisons | 6.91% | 2024 |
| 10 | Thurgau | 4.5% | 2024 |
| 11 | Aargau | 4.27% | 2024 |
| 12 | St. Gallen | 3.18% | 2024 |
| 13 | Valais | 2.76% | 2024 |
| 14 | Solothurn | 1.62% | 2024 |
| 15 | Appenzell Outer Rhodes | 1.57% | 2024 |
| 16 | Zurich | 1.08% | 2024 |
| 17 | Zug | 1.08% | 2024 |
| 18 | Fribourg | 1.05% | 2024 |
| 19 | Appenzell Inner Rhodes | 1% | 2024 |
| 20 | Bern | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 21 | Schwyz | 0.62% | 2024 |
| 22 | Nidwalden | 0.53% | 2024 |
| 23 | Obwalden | 0.47% | 2024 |
| 24 | Lucerne | 0.27% | 2024 |
| 25 | Glarus | 0.27% | 2024 |
| 26 | Uri | 0.21% | 2024 |
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| Official source | BFS GGS/STATENT |
| Dataset (archive) | data/frontaliers/frontaliers-metrics-cantons.json · manifest |
| SHA-256 checksum | 415decce209e3f909723b9c5… |
| Last retrieved from source | 2026-09-06 |
| Archive release (immutable) | SLI-2026-10-03.32 |
| Calculation (derived) | Q4 total (rounded) |
License: CC BY 4.0 (compilation); underlying figures remain subject to the source’s terms.
Frequently asked questions
Which canton has the lowest Cross-border commuters (share of jobs)?
The canton of Uri, at 0.21%.
Which canton has the highest Cross-border commuters (share of jobs)?
The canton of Ticino, at 31.51%.