Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Hesse » Vogelsbergkreis, Landkreis » Schotten Population 9 641 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 133,56 km² Average land price (in district) 63,24 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 26 ha Residential building area 273 ha Agricultural area 11 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 5 767 €/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 400 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 545 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 4,1 % Labour - total 32 770 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 8 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 60 % Labour - helper 18 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 482 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 483 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 573 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 875 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 18 km Motorway junction Homberg(Ohm) (A5) Nearby motorways A5 Airport Airport (distance) 65 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 45 km Name of port Hafen Hanau Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 90 km Name of freight village GVZ Kassel Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website