the workforce coming into Schwende are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 6.8% used public transportation to get to work, and 51.3% used a private car. Transport The district has two railway stations: and . Both are located on the Gossau–Wasserauen line of Appenzell Railways. Religion From the , 1,641 or 84.8% were Roman Catholic, while 158 or 8.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 17 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.88% of the population), and there were 3 individuals (or about 0.16% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 37 (or about 1.91% of the population) who were Islamic. There was 1 person who was Buddhist and 1 individual who belonged to another church. 67 (or about 3.46% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 10 individuals (or about 0.52% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Schwende about 679 or (35.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 161 or (8.3%) have completed additional higher education (either University or a Fachhochschule). Of the 161 who completed tertiary schooling, 70.8% were Swiss men, 13.7% were Swiss women, 10.6% were non-Swiss men and 5.0% were non-Swiss women. , there were 28 students in Schwende who came from another district, while 230 residents attended schools outside the district. References External links Appenzell Tourism Schwende Cultural property of national significance in Appenzell Innerrhoden Former districts of Appenzell Innerrhoden