Ruti
TL;DR
Zurich commuter community with textile heritage and metropolitan integration
Rüti serves as a commuter municipality within the greater Zurich metropolitan area, with excellent rail connections to Zurich and the broader Swiss network. The economy balances residential development with local manufacturing and services. Historic textile industry roots have given way to diversified employment across sectors serving the Zurich labor market. The municipality exemplifies the source-sink dynamics of metropolitan commuter zones—residential population drawing on urban employment while contributing to regional tax bases.