Population
5'718↑1.1%
About Gommiswald
City · St. Gallen
Gommiswald is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Rieden and Ernetschwil merged into the municipality of Gommiswald.
Population
5'718
Tax multiplier
103%
Gommiswald in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
103%
Below average in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 65'705
Above average in canton
Vacancy
2.46%↑9.8%
Top 10% in canton
- Agriculture48%
- Forest43%
- Settlement7%
- Other2%
Foreign residents
15.7%↑3.0%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
2'886↑1.0%
Jobs (FTE)
1'011↑2.3%
87%
46%
Fibre
Housing market in Gommiswald
The rental vacancy rate is 2.46%, 79% above the cantonal average (1.37 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 103%, 9% below the cantonal average (113 %) — tax-favourable. Median taxable income is CHF 65'705, roughly the Swiss average (CHF 67'216). Gommiswald has 5'718 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
