Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Gießen, Landkreis » Gießen Population 89 179 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 72,61 km² Average land price (in district) 258,17 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 299 ha Residential building area 781 ha Agricultural area 6 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 673 €/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 420 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 626 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 6,1 % Labour - total 106 490 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 15 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 862 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 935 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 766 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 934 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Gießen-Grünberger Straße (A485) Nearby motorways A480 A485 A5 Airport Airport (distance) 61 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 52 km Name of port Hafen Frankfurt - Osthafen 2 Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 79 km Name of freight village GVZ Koblenz Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website
