 A total of 259 workers (85.2% of the 304 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Lauenen.Of the working population, 9.6% used public transportation to get to work, and 52.8% used a private car.In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Lauenen making 150,000 CHF was 12.9%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 18.9%.