Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Cloppenburg, Landkreis » Essen (Oldenburg) Population 9 356 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 98,11 km² Average land price (in district) 149,88 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 127 ha Residential building area 258 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 349 €/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 340 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 330 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 4,2 % Labour - total 74 490 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 7 % Labour - specialist 10 % Labour - skilled worker 61 % Labour - helper 21 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 471 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 328 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 334 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 794 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 16 km Motorway junction Vechta (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 67 km Name of airport Flughafen Münster/Osnabrück Port Port (distance) 36 km Name of port c-Port Saterland/Sedelsberg Port type Inland port Modality bimodal Waters Ems Freight village Freight village (distance) 46 km Name of freight village GVZ Osnabrück Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website