Economy, jobs and prices in Ebina, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ebina averaged 4.10 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 48th highest of 262 cities and above the national average of 3,933.7 thousand yen per taxpayer. It is income before deductions, so it is not take-home pay.
How much income do people in Ebina earn in total?
Residents of Ebina had 277.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 67,753 resident-tax payers (49.6 per 100 residents, above the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Ebina?
At the 2020 census 61,753 residents of Ebina were in work and 64,000 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 45.2 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, below the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Ebina?
The unemployment rate in Ebina was 3.5% at the 2020 census (2,247 people out of 64,000 in the labour force), 68th lowest of 262 cities, below the national figure (3.8%). The census was taken during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Ebina?
By sector, 1.1% of employed residents of Ebina worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 25.2% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 70.7% in tertiary industries (services and the rest) at the 2020 census. Nationally the shares were 3.4%, 23.0% and 70.6%. The three do not add to 100% because some jobs are not classified.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people are self-employed in Ebina?
87.2% of employed residents of Ebina were employees (excluding company directors), 5.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.2% were directors, at the 2020 census; nationally 81.4% were employees.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people commute into Ebina?
At the 2020 census 38,579 residents of Ebina commuted to work in another municipality and 32,555 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 128,095, or 93.8 per 100 night-time residents, 85th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ebina?
Ebina had 4,386 private-sector business establishments employing 60,198 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 13.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ebina?
Factories in Ebina shipped goods worth 274.8 billion yen in 2023 and employed 6,430 people in manufacturing in 2024.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much do shops and wholesalers sell in Ebina?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ebina sold goods worth 350.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 833 commercial establishments employing 10,616 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ebina?
Ebina had 765 retail stores and 430 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 22 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 1 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Ebina?
Farmland in Ebina covered 5.00 square kilometres in 2024, 18.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ebina recycle?
Ebina produced 35,443 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 32.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ebina compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ebina ranks 48 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Toda | 4,143 thousand yen |
| 46 | Toyota | 4,121 thousand yen |
| 47 | Funabashi | 4,116 thousand yen |
| 48 | Ebina | 4,102 thousand yen |
| 49 | Okazaki | 4,043 thousand yen |
| 50 | Fukuoka | 4,042 thousand yen |
| 51 | Hachioji | 4,041 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ebina ranks 195 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 192 | Ube | 3.5% |
| 193 | Tottori | 3.5% |
| 194 | Hiroshima | 3.5% |
| 195 | Ebina | 3.5% |
| 196 | Fukuyama | 3.5% |
| 197 | Yonago | 3.5% |
| 198 | Saga | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ebina ranks 178 of 262, highest first. Above 100 means more people are in the city by day than live there.
| Rank | City | Daytime population per 100 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 175 | Sakai | 94.1 |
| 176 | Yaizu | 94.0 |
| 177 | Ibaraki | 93.9 |
| 178 | Ebina | 93.8 |
| 179 | Kashihara | 93.8 |
| 180 | Moriguchi | 93.7 |
| 181 | Toyokawa | 93.4 |
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Sources
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Municipalities 2026 (social and demographic statistics, city, ward, town and village data), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2cb3d8c51aa1…)
- Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications: Statistical Observations of Prefectures 2026 (national figures, "All Japan" row), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b69774a5f40c…)
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