Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Hesse » Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Landkreis » Ottrau Population 2 207 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 48,50 km² Average land price (in district) 74,51 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 13 ha Residential building area 67 ha Agricultural area 1 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) n.a. 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 450 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 220 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 4,4 % Labour - total 59 910 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 9 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 58 % Labour - helper 22 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 981 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 912 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 542 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 953 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 8 km Motorway junction Alsfeld-Ost (A5) Nearby motorways A5 Airport Airport (distance) 103 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 83 km Name of port Hafen Hanau Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 53 km Name of freight village GVZ Kassel Modality bimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website