Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Soest, Kreis » Rüthen Population 10 290 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 158,15 km² Average land price (in district) 163,11 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 109 ha Residential building area 262 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 584 €/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 445 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 595 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 5,8 % Labour - total 115 680 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 12 % Labour - specialist 14 % Labour - skilled worker 57 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 865 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 788 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 679 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 870 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 12 km Motorway junction Nuttlar (A46) Nearby motorways A46 Airport Airport (distance) 18 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 48 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 78 km Name of freight village GVZ Kassel Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website