Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Essen Industrial and commercial area* 1166 ha Municipal area* 210,34 km² Urbanization* densely populated Population Population* 586 608 Unemployment rate (in district)* 11,0 % Retail purchasing power* 5 894 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Essen-Zentrum (A40) Nearby motorways A40 A42 A44 A52 Airport Airport (distance) 25 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 5 km Name of port Hafen Essen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein-Herne-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 14 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 480 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 670 % (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 22 % Vocational training 51 % Without training 16 % Contact City EssenMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add
