Economy, jobs and prices in Ikoma, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Ikoma averaged 4.78 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 12th 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 Ikoma earn in total?
Residents of Ikoma had 244.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 51,099 resident-tax payers (43.8 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 Ikoma?
At the 2020 census 45,904 residents of Ikoma were in work and 47,609 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 39.3 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 Ikoma?
The unemployment rate in Ikoma was 3.6% at the 2020 census (1,705 people out of 47,609 in the labour force), 84th 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 Ikoma?
By sector, 0.9% of employed residents of Ikoma worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.8% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 78.4% 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 Ikoma?
82.4% of employed residents of Ikoma were employees (excluding company directors), 7.5% were self-employed business owners and 7.3% 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 Ikoma?
At the 2020 census 31,153 residents of Ikoma commuted to work in another municipality and 13,383 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 96,066, or 82.3 per 100 night-time residents, 13th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Ikoma?
Ikoma had 3,022 private-sector business establishments employing 29,201 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.7 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Ikoma?
Factories in Ikoma shipped goods worth 82.4 billion yen in 2023 and employed 3,088 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 Ikoma?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Ikoma sold goods worth 101.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 556 commercial establishments employing 5,499 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Ikoma?
Ikoma had 544 retail stores and 242 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 16 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 Ikoma?
Farmland in Ikoma covered 3.00 square kilometres in 2024, 5.6% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Ikoma recycle?
Ikoma produced 35,204 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.8% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Ikoma compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Ikoma ranks 12 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Koganei | 4,869 thousand yen |
| 10 | Suita | 4,809 thousand yen |
| 11 | Toyonaka | 4,782 thousand yen |
| 12 | Ikoma | 4,781 thousand yen |
| 13 | Chofu | 4,767 thousand yen |
| 14 | Takarazuka | 4,637 thousand yen |
| 15 | Yokohama | 4,630 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Ikoma ranks 179 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 176 | Nishinomiya | 3.6% |
| 177 | Kashiwa | 3.6% |
| 178 | Funabashi | 3.6% |
| 179 | Ikoma | 3.6% |
| 180 | Yokohama | 3.6% |
| 181 | Yachiyo | 3.6% |
| 182 | Nasushiobara | 3.6% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Ikoma ranks 250 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 247 | Fujimino | 82.6 |
| 248 | Kawaguchi | 82.5 |
| 249 | Matsudo | 82.4 |
| 250 | Ikoma | 82.3 |
| 251 | Kasuga | 81.8 |
| 252 | Higashimurayama | 81.8 |
| 253 | Chigasaki | 81.3 |
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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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