Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Herford, Kreis » Herford Industrial and commercial area* 323 ha Municipal area* 79,15 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 67 265 Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,5 % Retail purchasing power* 5 947 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Herford/Bad Salzuflen (A2) Nearby motorways A2 Airport Airport (distance) 55 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 23 km Name of port Hafen Hille Port type Inland port Modality bimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 49 km Name of freight village GVZ Osnabrück Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 430 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 440 % (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 13 % Vocational training 64 % Without training 16 % Contact City HerfordMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add