Economy, jobs and prices in Kadoma, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kadoma averaged 3.41 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 72nd lowest of 262 cities and below 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 Kadoma earn in total?
Residents of Kadoma had 168.9 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 49,485 resident-tax payers (41.3 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 Kadoma?
At the 2020 census 50,237 residents of Kadoma were in work and 53,246 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 41.9 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 Kadoma?
The unemployment rate in Kadoma was 5.7% at the 2020 census (3,009 people out of 53,246 in the labour force), 6th 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 Kadoma?
By sector, 0.3% of employed residents of Kadoma worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 27.5% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 66.3% 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 Kadoma?
80.2% of employed residents of Kadoma were employees (excluding company directors), 9.5% were self-employed business owners and 4.9% 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 Kadoma?
At the 2020 census 26,376 residents of Kadoma commuted to work in another municipality and 38,767 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 129,495, or 108.1 per 100 night-time residents, 17th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kadoma?
Kadoma had 5,128 private-sector business establishments employing 64,653 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.6 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kadoma?
Factories in Kadoma shipped goods worth 614.7 billion yen in 2023 and employed 13,125 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 Kadoma?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kadoma sold goods worth 324.5 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 795 commercial establishments employing 7,506 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kadoma?
Kadoma had 714 retail stores and 620 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 Kadoma?
Farmland in Kadoma covered 0.00 square kilometres in 2024, 0.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kadoma recycle?
Kadoma produced 39,418 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 12.0% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kadoma compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kadoma ranks 191 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 188 | Yamaguchi | 3,432 thousand yen |
| 189 | Iwata | 3,428 thousand yen |
| 190 | Noda | 3,426 thousand yen |
| 191 | Kadoma | 3,413 thousand yen |
| 192 | Matsusaka | 3,412 thousand yen |
| 193 | Ise | 3,405 thousand yen |
| 194 | Fukaya | 3,399 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kadoma ranks 6 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Otaru | 6.0% |
| 4 | Uruma | 5.8% |
| 5 | Sakado | 5.7% |
| 6 | Kadoma | 5.7% |
| 7 | Ginowan | 5.6% |
| 8 | Matsubara | 5.2% |
| 9 | Mishima | 5.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kadoma ranks 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fukui | 109.1 |
| 15 | Fukuoka | 108.8 |
| 16 | Kyoto | 108.4 |
| 17 | Kadoma | 108.1 |
| 18 | Musashino | 108.0 |
| 19 | Numazu | 107.9 |
| 20 | Ota | 107.8 |
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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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