Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Bochum Industrial and commercial area* 1027 ha Municipal area* 145,66 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 366 385 Unemployment rate (in district)* 9,2 % Retail purchasing power* 5 664 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Bochum-Ruhrstadion (A40) Nearby motorways A40 A42 A43 A44 A448 Airport Airport (distance) 27 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 8 km Name of port Hafen Herne Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 8 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 495 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 645 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 39,67 €/h Service industry 35,80 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 24 % Vocational training 51 % Without training 16 % Contact City BochumMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add