Economy, jobs and prices in Hachioji, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Hachioji averaged 4.04 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 51st 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 Hachioji earn in total?
Residents of Hachioji had 1.05 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 260,993 resident-tax payers (45.0 per 100 residents, below the national figure (45.3)).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many people work in Hachioji?
At the 2020 census 239,245 residents of Hachioji were in work and 250,037 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.3 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 Hachioji?
The unemployment rate in Hachioji was 4.3% at the 2020 census (10,792 people out of 250,037 in the labour force), 54th highest of 262 cities, above 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 Hachioji?
By sector, 0.7% of employed residents of Hachioji worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.3% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 77.8% 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 Hachioji?
84.0% of employed residents of Hachioji were employees (excluding company directors), 7.3% were self-employed business owners and 5.4% 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 Hachioji?
At the 2020 census 105,604 residents of Hachioji commuted to work in another municipality and 78,023 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 574,070, or 99.1 per 100 night-time residents, 114th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Hachioji?
Hachioji had 17,390 private-sector business establishments employing 224,135 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Hachioji?
Factories in Hachioji shipped goods worth 478.3 billion yen in 2023 and employed 16,284 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 Hachioji?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Hachioji sold goods worth 1.25 trillion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 3,044 commercial establishments employing 36,379 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Hachioji?
Hachioji had 2,771 retail stores and 1,635 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 92 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 4 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Hachioji?
Farmland in Hachioji covered 7.00 square kilometres in 2024, 3.8% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Hachioji recycle?
Hachioji produced 143,372 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 33.6% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Hachioji compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Hachioji ranks 51 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Ebina | 4,102 thousand yen |
| 49 | Okazaki | 4,043 thousand yen |
| 50 | Fukuoka | 4,042 thousand yen |
| 51 | Hachioji | 4,041 thousand yen |
| 52 | Kuwana | 4,032 thousand yen |
| 53 | Yachiyo | 4,023 thousand yen |
| 54 | Tokorozawa | 4,012 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Hachioji ranks 54 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Kasukabe | 4.4% |
| 52 | Kawanishi | 4.3% |
| 53 | Numazu | 4.3% |
| 54 | Hachioji | 4.3% |
| 55 | Atsugi | 4.3% |
| 56 | Kobe | 4.3% |
| 57 | Yatsushiro | 4.3% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Hachioji ranks 114 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Sano | 99.6 |
| 112 | Tama | 99.5 |
| 113 | Hamamatsu | 99.1 |
| 114 | Hachioji | 99.1 |
| 115 | Beppu | 99.0 |
| 116 | Kurume | 99.0 |
| 117 | Kurashiki | 99.0 |
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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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