Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Dortmund Population 603 462 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 280,71 km² Average land price (in district) 439,08 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 1 562 ha Residential building area 5 784 ha Agricultural area 6 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 766 €/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 485 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 610 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 11,9 % Labour - total 266 970 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 16 % Labour - specialist 15 % Labour - skilled worker 53 % Labour - helper 16 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 989 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 924 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 802 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 828 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Dortmund-Barop (A40) Nearby motorways A2 A40 A42 A44 A45 Airport Airport (distance) 10 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 1 km Name of port Dortmunder Hafen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Dortmund-Ems-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 21 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website