No one was employed in the secondary sector. 34 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 10 businesses in this sector.  , there were 5 workers who commuted into the municipality and 48 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 9.6 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. Of the working population, 2.1% used public transportation to get to work, and 63.9% used a private car. From the , 10 or 5.1% were Roman Catholic, while 156 or 79.2% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church. Of the rest of the population, there were 38 individuals (or about 19.29% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 7 (or about 3.55% of the population) who were Islamic. There was 1 person who was Hindu. 2 (or about 1.02% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 2 individuals (or about 1.02% of the population) did not answer the question. In Reisiswil about 81 or (41.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 10 or (5.1%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a "Fachhochschule"). Of the 10 who completed tertiary schooling, 90.0% were Swiss men. The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school. This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude. Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship. During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 10 students attending classes in Reisiswil. There was one kindergarten class with a total of 10 students in the municipality. Of the kindergarten students, one was a permanent or temporary resident of Switzerland (not a citizen).  , there was one student in Reisiswil who came from another municipality, while 4 residents attended schools outside the municipality.