Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Soest, Kreis » Soest Population 47 776 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 85,81 km² Average land price (in district) 163,11 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 163 ha Residential building area 751 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 6 082 €/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 442 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 781 % (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) 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 Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website