Businesses in Kerns

Categories in Kerns

Car & Light Vehicle Dealerships Car repair Car Repair and Maintenance New car dealers Building Materials Supplier Farming Clothing stores Catholic Church Chapel Churches Club Shipping Company Electronics Store Architects Building Construction Contractor Carpenter Construction of buildings Contractor Electrician Flooring Store HVAC Contractor Painting and paint contractors Roofing contractor Education Photographer Tourist Attraction Bakeries Bars, pubs and taverns Butcher Grocery stores and supermarkets Restaurants Swiss Restaurant Furniture stores Banks Insurance Agency Alternative medicine Dentists Medical Practice Physiotherapy Beauty salons Hair Salon Massage Business Management Consultant Business to Business Service Consulting & Advisory Services Corporate Entities & Offices Management Consultant Firm Holiday Apartment Real Estate Agency Cosmetics Store Florists Shopping Wholesale store Gondola Lift Station Hiking Area Sports Association Hotels Hotels and motels

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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Kerns

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Corporate management	34	29 years
Shopping	31	43 years
Construction of buildings	21	—
Restaurants	20	—
Shopping other	17	—
Hotels and motels	17	—
Scientific and technical services	14	—
Electronics stores	14	—
Other accommodation	14	—
Wholesale of machinery	12	—
Hardware store	12	—
Other construction	12	—
Health and medical	11	—
Car repair	10	—
Churches	10	—
Architects	10	—
All food and beverage	10	—

Kerns Facts

Area	2.1 km²
Population	2,126
Male Population	1,069 (50.3%)
Female Population	1,057 (49.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-23.1%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-26.5%
Median Age	38.7 years (Male: 38.4, Female: 38.9)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$47,883 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Hottingen
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	46.90134, 8.27528
Postal Codes	6064, 6066

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Kerns Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	2,765	2,894	2,892	2,917	2,126	2,195	2,250
Population Density	1,301.2 / km²	1,361.9 / km²	1,360.9 / km²	1,372.7 / km²	1,000.5 / km²	1,032.9 / km²	1,058.8 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kerns Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 26.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Kerns	-23.1%	-26.5%	-26.5%
Obwalden	—	—	—
Switzerland	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kerns Median Age

Median Age: 38.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Kerns	38.7 yrs	38.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Obwalden	40.9 yrs	41.2 yrs	40.7 yrs
Switzerland	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs	40.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Kerns Population Density

Population Density: 1,001 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Kerns	2,126	2.125 km²	1,001 / km²
Obwalden	37,581	490.6 km²	76.6 / km²
Switzerland	8.3 million	41,281.4 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Kerns Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Kerns

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Kerns

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Kerns Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$45,647	$43,429	$43,580	$45,688	$43,881	$43,418	$44,999	$47,883
Total GDP	$315.5M	$325.8M	$339.7M	$370.7M	$380.5M	$405.9M	$442.7M	$479.2M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Kerns CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Kerns	24,895 tn	11.71 tn	11,715.2 tons/km²
Obwalden	440,807 tn	11.73 tn	898.6 tons/km²
Switzerland	96,432,235 tn	11.67 tn	2,336 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Kerns CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	24,895 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	11.71 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	11,715.2 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (8)
Earthquake	Medium (4)
Landslide	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
3/6/17	8:12 PM	4.1	41.2 km	10,000 m	8km SSE of Muotathal, Switzerland	usgs.gov
10/24/16	2:44 PM	4.4	75.6 km	5,760 m	6km NW of Leukerbad, Switzerland	usgs.gov
2/11/12	10:45 PM	4.2	34.3 km	32,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
1/8/11	11:32 PM	3	83.4 km	4,700 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/12/07	12:09 AM	3.1	38.1 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/8/06	2:19 PM	3	91.3 km	0 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
5/25/06	8:18 AM	3.1	65.8 km	10,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
11/12/05	7:31 PM	4.4	66.8 km	22,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
8/22/05	3:13 PM	3	9.5 km	2,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov
7/10/05	6:44 PM	3.1	56.4 km	1,000 m	Switzerland	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Kerns

Kerns is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland.

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