lived in the municipality. Of these, 561 or about 61.5% of the residents worked outside Salmsach while 125 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 476 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 10.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 47.7% used a private car. Religion From the , 439 or 33.1% were Roman Catholic, while 532 or 40.1% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there was 1 Old Catholic who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland there are 16 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 35 individuals (or about 2.64% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 132 (or about 9.95% of the population) who are Islamic. There are 16 individuals (or about 1.21% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 100 (or about 7.54% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 55 individuals (or about 4.15% of the population) did not answer the question. Education In Salmsach about 64.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Salmsach is home to the Salmsach combined municipal and primary school district. In the 2008/2009 school year there are 106 students. There are 29 children in the kindergarten, and the average class size is 14.5 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 14 or 48.3% are female, 8 or 27.6% are not Swiss citizens and 7 or 24.1% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 31 children in who are at the lower primary level and 46 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in the primary school is 19.25 students. At the lower primary level, there are 20 children or 64.5% of the total population who are female, 6 or 19.4% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 16.1% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 26 or 56.5% who are female, 13 or 28.3% are not Swiss citizens and 12 or 26.1% do not speak German natively. References Municipalities of Thurgau