Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Soest, Kreis » Soest Industrial and commercial area* 188 ha Municipal area* 85,81 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 48 250 Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,0 % Retail purchasing power* 6 082 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Soest (A44) Nearby motorways A44 Airport Airport (distance) 34 km Name of airport Flughafen Dortmund Port Port (distance) 24 km Name of port Hafen Hamm Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Datteln-Hamm-Kanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 65 km Name of freight village GVZ Herne-Emscher Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 430 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 475 % (municipal rate) Level of labour costs (in the federal state) Production industry 39,67 €/h Service industry 35,80 €/h Qualification of labour (in the district) Academic education 15 % Vocational training 63 % Without training 14 % Contact City SoestMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add