Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Bottrop Population 118 535 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 100,61 km² Average land price (in district) 336,54 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 335 ha Residential building area 1 326 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 537 €/year Retail purchasing power index (per person) n.a. Retail purchasing power (per household) n.a. Retail purchasing power index (per household) n.a. Excise tax Level of business tax 490 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 680 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 8,1 % Labour - total 33 040 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 10 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 59 % Labour - helper 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 776 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 406 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 597 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 885 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Bottrop-Süd (A42) Nearby motorways A2 A3 A31 A40 A42 A516 A52 Airport Airport (distance) 28 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 4 km Name of port Hafen Essen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 16 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website