Municipality Basic data Type of municipality City Location Germany » Lower-Saxony » Ammerland, Landkreis » Westerstede Population* 23 984 Retail purchasing power* 5 712 €/person/year Urbanization* sparsely populated Area information Municipal area* 179,56 km² Industrial and commercial area* 158 ha Residential building area* 831 ha Agricultural area* 16 ha Excise tax Level of business tax* 340 % (municipal rate) Level of land tax B* 325 % (municipal rate) Labour market (in district) Labour market Unemployment rate (in district)* 4,6 % Labour - total* 48 510 person employed Labour by job specification Labour - expert* 7 % Labour - specialist* 10 % Labour - skilled worker* 63 % Labour - helper* 19 % Gross salary by job specification Gross salary - expert* 5 242 €/month Gross salary - specialist* 4 090 €/month Gross salary - skilled worker* 3 300 €/month Gross salary - helper* 2 670 €/month Infrastructure Motorway Motorway (distance)* 1 km Motorway junction Westerstede (A28) Nearby motorways A28 Airport Airport (distance)* 62 km Name of airport Flughafen Bremen "Hans Koschnick" Port Port (distance)* 24 km Name of port Hafen Oldenburg Port type Inland port Modality trimodal Waters Hunte Freight village Freight village (distance)* 39 km Name of freight village GVZ JadeWeserPort Modality trimodal Contact My|BusinessLocation Kundenservice Website