Economy, jobs and prices in Kakamigahara, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kakamigahara averaged 3.66 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 129th highest 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 Kakamigahara earn in total?
Residents of Kakamigahara had 242.6 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 66,338 resident-tax payers (45.9 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 Kakamigahara?
At the 2020 census 67,871 residents of Kakamigahara were in work and 70,025 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 47.0 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 Kakamigahara?
The unemployment rate in Kakamigahara was 3.1% at the 2020 census (2,154 people out of 70,025 in the labour force), 19th 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 Kakamigahara?
By sector, 1.3% of employed residents of Kakamigahara worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 32.6% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 63.6% 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 Kakamigahara?
84.1% of employed residents of Kakamigahara were employees (excluding company directors), 7.2% were self-employed business owners and 4.7% 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 Kakamigahara?
At the 2020 census 29,789 residents of Kakamigahara commuted to work in another municipality and 24,706 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 136,598, or 94.5 per 100 night-time residents, 92nd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kakamigahara?
Kakamigahara had 5,420 private-sector business establishments employing 61,350 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.3 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kakamigahara?
Factories in Kakamigahara shipped goods worth 807.6 billion yen in 2023 and employed 20,580 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 Kakamigahara?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kakamigahara sold goods worth 261.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,121 commercial establishments employing 9,841 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kakamigahara?
Kakamigahara had 1,029 retail stores and 549 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 23 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 Kakamigahara?
Farmland in Kakamigahara covered 15.00 square kilometres in 2024, 17.1% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kakamigahara recycle?
Kakamigahara produced 44,290 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 26.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kakamigahara compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kakamigahara ranks 129 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 126 | Oyama | 3,670 thousand yen |
| 127 | Fukui | 3,665 thousand yen |
| 128 | Kashihara | 3,658 thousand yen |
| 129 | Kakamigahara | 3,656 thousand yen |
| 130 | Takamatsu | 3,656 thousand yen |
| 131 | Uji | 3,654 thousand yen |
| 132 | Narita | 3,653 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kakamigahara ranks 244 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 241 | Inazawa | 3.1% |
| 242 | Okazaki | 3.1% |
| 243 | Hatsukaichi | 3.1% |
| 244 | Kakamigahara | 3.1% |
| 245 | Nagareyama | 3.1% |
| 246 | Takaoka | 3.1% |
| 247 | Toyokawa | 3.0% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kakamigahara ranks 171 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 168 | Marugame | 94.6 |
| 169 | Yao | 94.6 |
| 170 | Fukaya | 94.6 |
| 171 | Kakamigahara | 94.5 |
| 172 | Noda | 94.5 |
| 173 | Nasushiobara | 94.5 |
| 174 | Kuki | 94.1 |
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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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