Sola gains four jobs for every five residents at work; Rælingen empties by day
In Sola, the number of people commuting in is equal to 79.8% of the employed residents. In Rælingen, the balance runs the other way, at −70.7%. The figures for 183 municipalities show how unevenly work and home are spread across the map.
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Net in-commuting, share of employed residents
Sola tops the table of net in-commuting at 79.8% of employed residents, according to SSB, tabell 11616 for 2025. Oslo follows at 33.1%, so the gap between first and second place is wider than the gap between Oslo and the typical municipality.
The median among the 183 municipalities compared is −8.2%: the typical place sends out more workers than it receives. At the bottom, Rælingen stands at −70.7% and Skaun at −59.9%. Gjerdrum, at −55.2%, is among the municipalities in the same group.
Not all net importers are big cities. Frøya, at 29.5%, sits third, ahead of Hamar at 27.3% and Ullensaker at 25.8%. Large and small places appear side by side at the top.
Source: 11616, 2025. 183 compared.
Job coverage (jobs per employed resident)
Job coverage asks a simpler question: how many jobs are there for each employed resident? Sola has 184.8%, meaning its workplaces outnumber its working residents by a wide margin. Oslo has 133.3% and Frøya 129.8% (SSB, tabell 11618, 2025).
The median is 91.0%, so the typical municipality has slightly fewer jobs than employed residents. Rælingen has 29.0% and Skaun 38.5%, which means that most of their working residents must find jobs elsewhere.
The names match those in the commuting table almost one for one. That is partly built into the measures, since both compare jobs in a place with the people living there.
Source: 11618, 2025. 183 compared.
Employed, share of age 20–66
The share of people aged 20–66 who are in work tells a different story. Austevoll leads at 83.3%, with Tynset at 82.9% and Sunnfjord at 82.6%. The median is 76.8% (SSB, tabell 11618, 2025).
Job-rich centres do not dominate this list. Skaun, which has one of the weakest job coverage figures at 38.5%, still reaches 81.5% in employment. Living in a place without many local jobs does not, in itself, mean few residents are working.
The lowest rates are in Eidskog at 66.5% and Søndre Land at 67.1%. Halden is at 69.1%, Sarpsborg at 70.6% and Fredrikstad at 71.2%. Several small municipalities appear here, and a few people can move their figures, so comparisons between them call for caution.
Source: 11618, 2025. 183 compared.
What the figures do not say
These figures describe where jobs and residents are registered, not why people choose a place or how long their journeys are. They say nothing about the type of work, wages or the direction of the commute beyond the net balance. Nor do they show whether a low employment rate reflects the local job market, the age mix or something else entirely.