Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Steinfurt, Kreis » Laer Population 6 993 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 35,26 km² Average land price (in district) 255,58 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 23 ha Residential building area 136 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 299 €/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 439 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 870 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 5,1 % Labour - total 171 590 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 10 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 58 % Labour - helper 18 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 728 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 536 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 575 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 853 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Description of the business location Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 16 km Motorway junction Münster-Nord (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 24 km Name of airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück Port Port (distance) 33 km Name of port Hafen Spelle-Venhaus Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Dortmund-Ems-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 29 km Name of freight village GVZ Rheine Modality bimodal Contact Martin Setzkorn 02554910410 Website