Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Viersen, Kreis » Schwalmtal Population 18 826 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 48,11 km² Average land price (in district) 257,33 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 61 ha Residential building area 399 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 763 €/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 420 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 582 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 5,7 % Labour - total 97 520 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 10 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 22 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 834 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 580 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 546 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 714 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 1 km Motorway junction Schwalmtal (A52) Nearby motorways A52 A61 Airport Airport (distance) 35 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance) 29 km Name of port Hafen Neuss Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 58 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website