Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Münster Population 308 258 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 303,28 km² Average land price (in district) 781,37 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 495 ha Residential building area 3 208 ha Agricultural area 10 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 6 466 €/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 460 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 510 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 5,2 % Labour - total 195 950 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 18 % Labour - specialist 18 % Labour - skilled worker 49 % Labour - helper 14 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 937 €/month Gross salary - specialist 5 154 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 885 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 737 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 6 km Motorway junction Münster-Nord (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 19 km Name of airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück Port Port (distance) 33 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 41 km Name of freight village GVZ Rheine Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website