Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Kreisfreie Stadt » Remscheid Population 113 828 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 74,52 km² Average land price (in district) 271,34 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 374 ha Residential building area 1 114 ha Agricultural area 3 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 916 €/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 490 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 1 058 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 8,2 % Labour - total 46 550 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 12 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 55 % Labour - helper 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 931 €/month Gross salary - specialist 5 293 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 853 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 966 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Remscheid (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 31 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 24 km Name of port Hafen Köln - Niehl II Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 37 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website