Municipality Basic data Type of municipality Municipality Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Göttingen, Landkreis » Waake Population 1 271 Urbanization sparsely populated Area information Municipal area 7,90 km² Average land price (in district) 69,55 €/m² Industrial and commercial area 1 ha Residential building area 46 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 300 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B 300 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district) 6,3 % Labour - total 134 700 persons employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert 15 % Labour - specialist 12 % Labour - skilled worker 56 % Labour - helper 15 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert 5 948 €/month Gross salary - specialist 4 666 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker 3 688 €/month Gross salary - helper 2 835 €/month Commuter In-commuters rate n.a. Out-commuters rate n.a. Commuter balance n.a. Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance) 12 km Motorway junction Göttingen-Nord (A7) Nearby motorways A7 Airport Airport (distance) 89 km Name of airport Flughafen Erfurt-Weimar Port Port (distance) 69 km Name of port Hafen Hildesheim Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Zweigkanal Hildesheim Freight village Freight village (distance) 8 km Name of freight village GVZ Göttingen Modality bimodal Contact Natalie Leibold Website