Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Northrhine-Westphalia » Viersen, Kreis » Viersen Population* 79 250 Retail purchasing power* 6 022 €/person/year Urbanization* medium populated Area information Municipal area* 91,10 km² Industrial and commercial area* 263 ha Residential building area* 1060 ha Agricultural area* 2 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 460 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 480 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 6,1 % Labour - total* 98 890 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 9 % Labour - specialist* 12 % Labour - skilled worker* 56 % Labour - helper* 23 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 551 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 354 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 367 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 620 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 2 km Motorway junction Viersen (A61) Nearby motorways A44 A52 A61 Airport Airport (distance)* 26 km Name of airport Flughafen Düsseldorf Port Port (distance)* 21 km Name of port Rheinhafen Krefeld Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance)* 55 km Name of freight village GVZ Köln Eifeltor Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website