Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Herford, Kreis » Vlotho Industrial and commercial area* 107 ha Municipal area* 76,93 km² Urbanization* medium populated Population Population* 18 403 Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,5 % Retail purchasing power* 5 697 €/Einwohner/Jahr Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 5 km Motorway junction Porta Westfalica (A2) Nearby motorways A2 A30 Airport Airport (distance) 63 km Name of airport Flughafen Paderborn/Lippstadt Port Port (distance) 16 km Name of port Hafen Minden Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 59 km Name of freight village GVZ Osnabrück Modality trimodal Taxes, labour costs and qualification Excise tax Level of business tax 430 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 479 % (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 13 % Vocational training 64 % Without training 16 % Contact City VlothoMy|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Kontaktformular Standortprofile Website Add