Through precision technology in the fields of electronics, metal and plastics processing, and mechanical engineering, Einsiedeln is home to SMEs that offer highly competitive products both across Switzerland and internationally. The timber industry is also broadly represented throughout the entire value chain — from tree to finished product — in the Einsiedeln region.

The sector of smaller high-tech and service companies has also developed dynamically. Today, Einsiedeln is even a source of contemporary app applications and high-precision carbon fiber composite components. The construction and construction-related trade in Einsiedeln consists not only of traditional and modern craft businesses but also of SMEs that have made a name for themselves across Switzerland with their construction supply products. Businesses in the food production sector in Einsiedeln often extend well beyond local supply.

There are several, including larger, businesses in the bakery and confectionery sector as well as outstanding butchers that produce large ranges locally and market them beyond the borders of Einsiedeln. These include in particular the Einsiedeln Brewery with over 150 years of brewing and family tradition, as well as the modern dairy manufactory with its show cheese dairy, supported by over 60 farming families. Tourism also plays an important role in Einsiedeln. Growing from centuries of pilgrimage tourism to the historic Benedictine monastery, Einsiedeln today — together with the Ybrig and Mythen regions — forms a tourist area that attracts national and international visitors with its wide range of opportunities.

Education: Kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and a grammar school all located on site.
Health: Various resident doctors, a health center, pharmacies, Spitex home care services, two larger care homes for the elderly, and Einsiedeln Hospital.
Shopping & Dining: Numerous local shops, cafés, restaurants, and a weekly market with regional produce.
Sport & Leisure: Sports facilities including the football pitch (artificial turf), tennis courts, beach volleyball, and more; a wide range of tourist activities around Lake Sihl and towards Brunni and Hoch-Ybrig.
Public Transport & Mobility: Good bus and rail connections as well as car-sharing options.
Digitalization: Expansion of fiber-optic connections and full-coverage mobile network.

Einsiedeln is situated on the border between Outer and Inner Schwyz and is therefore ideally positioned for the centers around Lake Zurich: Pfäffikon/Wollerau (15 km), the Linth Plain (36 km), and the greater Zurich area (40 km, 'Wiedikon'), as well as central Switzerland with Schwyz (24 km), Lucerne (48 km), and Zug (28 km).

All of these centers and their surroundings are directly accessible by rail from Einsiedeln. Road connections are also very well developed.

For companies in the Einsiedeln district, tax rates are very attractive by Swiss national standards. The level of taxation depends primarily on the legal structure.

Corporations (Ltd, GmbH)
Legal entities benefit from a very low overall tax burden in the canton of Schwyz.
Profit tax: The simple cantonal profit tax rate is 1.95%. After adding the municipal tax multiplier of 170% (as of 2026) and the direct federal tax, the effective total tax burden (profit tax) for companies amounts to approximately 11.78% to around 13.5%.
Capital tax: The canton of Schwyz has no classic, standalone capital tax. Instead, a capital-related minimum tax is levied at a very low rate.

Sole proprietorships and partnerships
Income tax: Owners of sole proprietorships or partnerships pay tax on business profits as part of their personal income. The progressive cantonal income tax applies here, which, owing to the moderate tax multiplier of the Einsiedeln district, sits in the mid-range by Swiss standards.
Wealth tax: The equity invested in the business (business assets) is taxed as private wealth. In the canton of Schwyz, the wealth tax rate is among the lowest in the entire country.