Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Vechta, Landkreis » Vechta Population 33 728 Urbanization medium populated Area information Municipal area 87,89 km² Average land price (in district) 149,65 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 317 ha Residential building area 729 ha Agricultural area 2 ha Retail purchasing power Retail purchasing power (per person) 6 280 €/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 320 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 280 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 3,7 % Labour - total 77 780 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 8 % Labour - specialist 11 % Labour - skilled worker 57 % Labour - helper 23 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 751 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 462 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 516 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 870 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 8 km Motorway junction Vechta (A1) Nearby motorways A1 Airport Airport (distance) 49 km Name of airport Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick" Port Port (distance) 45 km Name of port Industriehafen Getmold Port type Inland port Modality bimodal Waters Mittellandkanal Freight village Freight village (distance) 49 km Name of freight village GVZ Bremen Modality bimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website