Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Kreisfreie Stadt » Darmstadt Population 167 029 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 122,07 km² Average land price (in district) 878,04 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 363 ha Residential building area 1 249 ha Agricultural area 3 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 6 732 €/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 459 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 1 181 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 6,4 % Labour - total 110 840 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 24 % Labour - specialist 18 % Labour - skilled worker 46 % Labour - helper 11 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 6 423 €/month Gross salary - specialist 6 124 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 4 304 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 986 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 3 km Motorway junction Darmstadt-West (A672) Nearby motorways A5 A67 A672 Airport Airport (distance) 19 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 24 km Name of port Hafen Frankfurt - Gutleuthafen Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 95 km Name of freight village GVZ Koblenz Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website