Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Hesse » Vogelsbergkreis, Landkreis » Schwalmtal (Hessen) Population 2 750 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 54,36 km² Average land price (in district) 63,24 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 25 ha Residential building area 100 ha Agricultural area 10 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 457 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 320 % (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) 6 km Motorway junction Alsfeld-Ost (A5) Nearby motorways A5 Airport Airport (distance) 91 km Name of airport Flughafen Frankfurt Port Port (distance) 70 km Name of port Hafen Hanau Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Main Freight village Freight village (distance) 65 km Name of freight village GVZ Kassel Modality bimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website