Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Hamm Population 179 968 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 226,43 km² Average land price (in district) 295,41 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 625 ha Residential building area 2 343 ha Agricultural area 22 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 190 €/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 465 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 600 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 8,5 % Labour - total 63 470 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 10 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 57 % Labour - helper 20 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 904 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 532 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 685 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 821 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 6 km Motorway junction Hamm (A2) Nearby motorways A2 A445 Airport Airport (distance) 22 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 1 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 47 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website