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Ranking26 cantons · 46 citiesUpdated November 9, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by automotive businesses per capita

How many automotive businesses there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 407.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 245 inhabitants.

407.9
automotive businesses per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 245 inhabitants
536.1
most — Jura
one listing per 187 inhabitants
208.7
fewest — Basel-Stadt
one listing per 479 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active automotive businesses in our database as of the data date. A listing belongs to a canton by its address (postal code). Population — FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025; cities — GeoNames. Tourist and urban cantons rank higher: many companies relative to the resident population.

Cantons: automotive businesses per 100,000 inhabitants

Automotive businesses per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Automotive ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 403
536.1
187
02 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 1,601
528.7
189
03 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 215
506.5
197
04 TicinoTicino region 359,783 1,779
494.5
202
05 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 802
471.6
212
06 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 423
469.5
213
07 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 2,504
460.3
217
08 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 947
456.6
219
09 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 179
448.9
223
10 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 1,305
447.6
223
11 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 604
447.3
224
12 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 803
445.2
225
13 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 1,908
432.2
231
14 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 1,615
429.4
233
15 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 1,470
418.9
239
16 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 3,105
417.5
240
17 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 4,425
411.2
243
18 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 3,362
389.3
257
19 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 176
385.4
259
20 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 1,166
383.7
261
21 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 6,109
374.1
267
22 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 62
367.1
272
23 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 136
352.5
284
24 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 189
330.3
303
25 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 1,519
282.8
354
26 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 426
208.7
479
Average of Switzerland — 407.9 per 100,000 inhabitants37,233 automotive businesses · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Automotive businesses per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Automotive ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 WetzikonZurich 24,764 176
710.7
141
02 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 164
640.4
156
03 DietikonZurich 20,893 131
627.0
159
04 SionValais 34,708 213
613.7
163
05 BaarZug 20,546 121
588.9
170
06 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 176
583.6
171
07 ChurGrisons 35,373 198
559.7
179
08 EmmenLucerne 30,926 152
491.5
203
09 VernierGeneva 30,086 142
472.0
212
10 KriensLucerne 25,010 114
455.8
219
11 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 109
455.0
220
12 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 172
453.3
221
13 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 339
447.0
224
14 AarauAargau 21,503 96
446.4
224
15 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 98
445.5
224
16 OpfikonZurich 21,554 95
440.8
227
17 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 158
431.8
232
18 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 223
404.6
247
19 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 135
403.3
248
20 ZugZug 30,542 121
396.2
252
21 WinterthurZurich 111,840 434
388.1
258
22 RenensVaud 20,927 80
382.3
262
23 ThunBern 43,723 166
379.7
263
24 FribourgFribourg 38,365 136
354.5
282
25 LucerneLucerne 81,691 284
347.7
288
26 BulleFribourg 23,438 80
341.3
293
27 BülachZurich 20,443 67
327.7
305
28 BernBern 121,631 364
299.3
334
29 LausanneVaud 139,111 368
264.5
378
30 LuganoTicino 63,185 163
258.0
388
31 HorgenZurich 22,662 57
251.5
398
32 ZurichZurich 415,367 1,043
251.1
398
33 GenevaGeneva 201,741 502
248.8
402
34 MontreuxVaud 25,984 60
230.9
433
35 UsterZurich 34,715 79
227.6
439
36 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 396
223.0
448
37 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 82
189.7
527
38 LancyGeneva 27,291 47
172.2
581
39 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 21
105.0
952
40 KönizBern 41,784 33
79.0
1,266
41 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 13
60.3
1,658
42 AltstettenZurich 28,307 2
7.1
14,154
43 Uvrier/SionValais 34,708 1
2.9
34,708
44 Ricketwil (Winterthur)Zurich 111,840 1
0.9
111,840
45 Bern/ MünsingenBern 121,631 1
0.8
121,631
46 جنيفGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
201,741

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