Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Hochsauerlandkreis, Kreis » Meschede Population 29 615 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 218,52 km² Average land price (in district) 92,63 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 170 ha Residential building area 585 ha Agricultural area 10 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 989 €/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 425 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 575 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 4,8 % Labour - total 111 570 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 9 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 60 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 972 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 729 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 741 €/month Gross salary - helper 3 165 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Meschede (A46) Nearby motorways A46 Airport Airport (distance) 37 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 50 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 81 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website