Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Vechta, Landkreis » Bakum Population 6 872 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 78,88 km² Average land price (in district) 149,65 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 91 ha Residential building area 201 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 522 €/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 310 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 290 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 3,7 % Labour - total 77 780 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 8 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 57 % Labour - helper 23 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 751 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 462 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 516 €/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) 2 km Motorway junction Vechta (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 52 km Name of airport Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick" Port Port (distance) 42 km Name of port c-Port Saterland/Sedelsberg Port type Inland port Modality bimodal Waters Ems Freight village Freight village (distance) 49 km Name of freight village GVZ Osnabrück Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website