there were 5,264 workers who commuted into the municipality and 2,700 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 1.9 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 3.7% of the workforce coming into Monthey are coming from outside Switzerland. Of the working population, 7.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 61.7% used a private car. Religion From the , 9,790 or 70.3% were Roman Catholic, while 1,381 or 9.9% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 163 members of an Orthodox church (or about 1.17% of the population), there were 5 individuals (or about 0.04% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 335 individuals (or about 2.40% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 8 individuals (or about 0.06% of the population) who were Jewish, and 744 (or about 5.34% of the population) who were Islamic. There were 28 individuals who were Buddhist, 10 individuals who were Hindu and 15 individuals who belonged to another church. 888 (or about 6.37% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 725 individuals (or about 5.20% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Monthey about 4,644 or (33.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 1,361 or (9.8%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 1,361 who completed tertiary schooling, 53.6% were Swiss men, 28.7% were Swiss women, 11.1% were non-Swiss men and 6.6% were non-Swiss women. , there were 256 students in Monthey who came from another municipality, while 389 residents attended schools outside the municipality. Monthey is home to the Médiathèque de Monthey library. The library has () 41,818 books or other media, and loaned out 95,847 items in the same year. It was open a total of 265 days with average of 20 hours per week during that year. The Stained Glass Arts and Fine Arts College is located in Monthey. Notable people Eidé Norena (1884 – 1968 in Monthey) a Norwegian soprano Pierre Mariétan (born 1935 in Monthey) a Swiss composer of serialist, electronic and radiophonic music Philippe Pottier (1938 in Monthey – 1985) a Swiss footballer Jean-Luc Benoziglio (1941 in Monthey – 2013) a Swiss writer and publishing editor Pierre-Yves Borgeaud (born 1963 in Monthey) a