Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Gifhorn, Landkreis » Gifhorn Population 42 726 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 105,40 km² Average land price (in district) 133,01 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 136 ha Residential building area 992 ha Agricultural area 1 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 6 505 €/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 425 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 480 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 4,7 % Labour - total 43 930 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 13 % Labour - specialist 13 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 17 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 637 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 837 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 545 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 982 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 13 km Motorway junction Weyhausen (A39) Nearby motorways A39 Airport Airport (distance) 58 km Name of airport Flughafen Hannover Port Port (distance) 19 km Name of port Hafen Braunschweig Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 14 km Name of freight village GVZ Wolfsburg Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website