Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Kreisfreie Stadt » Ludwigshafen am Rhein Population 177 222 Urbanization densely populated Area information Municipal area 77,43 km² Average land price (in district) 516,61 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 962 ha Residential building area 1 113 ha Agricultural area 13 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 808 €/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 817 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 9,8 % Labour - total 103 790 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 13 % Labour - specialist 22 % Labour - skilled worker 52 % Labour - helper 13 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 7 341 €/month Gross salary - specialist 6 944 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 4 500 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 920 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 2 km Motorway junction Ludwigshafen-Stadt (A650) Nearby motorways A6 A61 A65 A650 A656 Airport Airport (distance) 62 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 1 km Name of port Hafen Mannheim Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Rhein Freight village Freight village (distance) 118 km Name of freight village GVZ Koblenz Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website