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Commuter stronghold Werl: 60% of employees work away from home!
Soest records ongoing commuter movements between Werl and the city. Over 60% of Werler commute to work away from home.
Commuter stronghold Werl: 60% of employees work away from home!
Commuting behavior in the Werl region has clearly changed in recent years. Current statistics show that around 60% of active Werlers work outside of their hometown. According to the latest data from the Commuter Atlas 2024 from 2025, there are a total of 9,632 commuters who travel to other cities every day for work. In comparison, there are 6,451 Werlers who work within the city and 7,363 commuters who work in Werl, which results in a commuter balance of 2,271. This means that more people leave Werl during the working day than enter it. soester-anzeiger.de reports on these developments and highlights the structural reasons that economic development officer Adrian Gruschka believes.
The majority of Werl's commuters head to Soest, followed by Hamm and Dortmund. A table of the main commuter flows shows that 1,454 people from Werl go to Soest, 1,071 to Hamm and around 900 to Dortmund. The high number of commuters has a certain context to the demographic developments in the city. The current population of Werl is 29,738, significantly less than previous estimates of 31,020. In principle, commuting behavior in Werl has not changed significantly in the last ten years, even though the number of commuters has increased from 8,353 in 2013 to over 9,600 since 2021.
The numbers in detail
A look at the commuter statistics of the surrounding cities reveals that the flows in this region are far-reaching. The neighboring cities show the following commuter numbers:
| City | Commuter | Commuter | Local employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamm | 28,731 | 36,167 | 54,403 |
| Welver | 986 | 5,432 | 1,165 |
| Soest | 18,680 | 12,403 | 14,039 |
| Ense | 3,597 | 5,080 | 1,877 |
| Wickede | 3,713 | 4,052 | 2,082 |
| Unna | 26,345 | 17,988 | 13,257 |
These figures clearly show that commuting between cities is lively and offers many people the opportunity to expand their career prospects. It is also striking that the number of commuters in Werl, which has remained stable at over 7,000 in recent years, is another sign of the city's appeal.
Outlook and development
The city administration has set itself the goal of improving the general conditions for companies and thus creating attractive conditions for new settlements. Even though commuter numbers in the region have fallen slightly based on the 2022 census, commuting remains a central issue in discussions about the future of the regional economy. The streets between Werl and the surrounding towns are busy every day with commuters leaving their home port in the hope of better job opportunities and higher income.
Overall, it can be said that mobility in Werl's working world presents a multi-faceted picture. The commuter atlas from arbeitsagentur.de also states that in Germany around 40% of employees subject to social insurance contributions commute to another district for their work, which illustrates the relevance of commuting in the larger context.