Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Saxony » Kreisfreie Stadt » Chemnitz Population 245 618 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 221,03 km² Average land price (in district) 129,95 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 974 ha Residential building area 3 497 ha Agricultural area 0 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 409 €/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 450 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 493 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 9,6 % Labour - total 117 790 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 17 % Labour - specialist 16 % Labour - skilled worker 52 % Labour - helper 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 317 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 163 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 209 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 657 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 5 km Motorway junction Chemnitz-Glösa (A4) Nearby motorways A4 A72 Airport Airport (distance) 67 km Name of airport Flughafen Dresden Port Port (distance) 59 km Name of port Hafen Riesa Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Elbe Freight village Freight village (distance) 26 km Name of freight village GVZ Südwestsachsen Modality n.a. Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website