Economy, jobs and prices in Ichikawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ichikawa averaged 4.38 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 29th 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 Ichikawa earn in total?
Residents of Ichikawa had 1.15 trillion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 263,595 resident-tax payers (53.1 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 Ichikawa?
At the 2020 census 239,071 residents of Ichikawa were in work and 247,715 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 48.1 employed people per 100 residents of all ages, above the national figure (45.7).
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Ichikawa?
The unemployment rate in Ichikawa was 3.5% at the 2020 census (8,644 people out of 247,715 in the labour force), 64th 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 Ichikawa?
By sector, 0.5% of employed residents of Ichikawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 15.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 79.8% 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 Ichikawa?
84.8% of employed residents of Ichikawa were employees (excluding company directors), 5.9% were self-employed business owners and 5.5% 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 Ichikawa?
At the 2020 census 151,812 residents of Ichikawa commuted to work in another municipality and 57,681 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 401,213, or 80.8 per 100 night-time residents, 4th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ichikawa?
Ichikawa had 11,551 private-sector business establishments employing 122,660 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 10.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ichikawa?
Factories in Ichikawa shipped goods worth 483.2 billion yen in 2023 and employed 7,164 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 Ichikawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ichikawa sold goods worth 739.1 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,885 commercial establishments employing 20,332 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ichikawa?
Ichikawa had 1,836 retail stores and 986 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 58 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 3 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Ichikawa?
Farmland in Ichikawa covered 5.00 square kilometres in 2024, 8.7% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ichikawa recycle?
Ichikawa produced 130,780 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 21.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ichikawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ichikawa ranks 29 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Nishitokyo | 4,401 thousand yen |
| 27 | Kodaira | 4,396 thousand yen |
| 28 | Machida | 4,381 thousand yen |
| 29 | Ichikawa | 4,380 thousand yen |
| 30 | Narashino | 4,358 thousand yen |
| 31 | Chigasaki | 4,295 thousand yen |
| 32 | Chiba | 4,290 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ichikawa ranks 199 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 196 | Fukuyama | 3.5% |
| 197 | Yonago | 3.5% |
| 198 | Saga | 3.5% |
| 199 | Ichikawa | 3.5% |
| 200 | Yamagata | 3.5% |
| 201 | Shizuoka | 3.5% |
| 202 | Takasaki | 3.5% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ichikawa ranks 259 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Konosu | 81.1 |
| 257 | Takarazuka | 81.0 |
| 258 | Nishitokyo | 80.9 |
| 259 | Ichikawa | 80.8 |
| 260 | Kamagaya | 80.7 |
| 261 | Nagareyama | 78.7 |
| 262 | Fujimi | 75.4 |
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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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