Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Vechta, Landkreis » Damme Population 17 508 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 104,39 km² Average land price (in district) 149,65 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 160 ha Residential building area 434 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 815 €/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 350 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 360 % (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) 9 km Motorway junction Neuenkirchen/Vörden (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 55 km Name of airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück Port Port (distance) 27 km Name of port Hafen Osnabrück Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Stichkanal Osnabrück Freight village Freight village (distance) 26 km Name of freight village GVZ Osnabrück Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website