About Schmerikon
Schmerikon is a municipality in the Wahlkreis (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. In the local Swiss German dialect it is called Schmerike.
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Area
- 6.0 km²
Population
4'150residents
Median taxable income
CHF 65'858
Vacancy
0.89%
Foreign residents
27.5%
Dwellings
2'022
Jobs (FTE)
1'685
Tax multiplier
113%
Land use across the commune
Every 100 × 100 m of Schmerikon, coloured by how it's used. Drawn from the BFS Arealstatistik 2025 release — the most recent nationwide snapshot.
Source BFS Arealstatistik
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Jobs & economy
1'685 full-time-equivalent jobs across 248 businesses — services make up 60% of employment, industry 39% (2018).
Source BFS STATENT
1'685FTE total
Primary1.5%
Secondary38.6%
Tertiary59.9%
Land use
32% built-up, 36% agricultural, 21% forest. Measured across 410 hectares (2018).
Source BFS Arealstatistik
Settlement35.7%
Agriculture40.4%
Forest23.9%
Water0.0%
Election Results
SVP led the 2023 National Council election with 34.1%, ahead of Mitte at 19.7%.
Source BFS
SVP34.1%−0.5 pp
Mitte19.7%
FDP15.8%−2.5 pp
SP9.8%+0.1 pp
Grüne9.1%−4.3 pp
GLP7.3%+0.5 pp
EDU1.1%+0.5 pp
Others
1.3%
2023 vs 2019
Primary / second-home mix
87.9% of dwellings are primary residences; 12.1% are second homes (2026).
Source BFS
Primary residences87.9%
Second homes12.1%
Climate data
Annual mean 7.1°C with — mm of rain. Warmest in July (15.5°C), coldest in January (-0.6°C). Station: Hörnli, 1133 m.
Source MeteoSchweiz
7.1°C
Annual mean
Mean 7.1°C
Sun ≈138 days
Hörnli · 1133 m.a.s.l. · 1991–2020 normals
Warming trend
Mean annual temperature at Elm has risen by +2.4°C between the first 30 observed years (1879–1908) and the most recent (1996–2025).
Source MeteoSchweiz NBCN
+2.4°C
mean 1996–2025 vs. 1879–1908
Elm · 958 m.a.s.l. · 1879–2025
