Economy, jobs and prices in Kakegawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kakegawa averaged 3.44 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 80th 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 Kakegawa earn in total?
Residents of Kakegawa had 193.3 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 56,143 resident-tax payers (48.8 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 Kakegawa?
At the 2020 census 59,427 residents of Kakegawa were in work and 61,967 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 51.7 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 Kakegawa?
The unemployment rate in Kakegawa was 4.1% at the 2020 census (2,540 people out of 61,967 in the labour force), 82nd 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 Kakegawa?
By sector, 5.9% of employed residents of Kakegawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 40.1% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 53.4% 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 Kakegawa?
83.4% of employed residents of Kakegawa were employees (excluding company directors), 8.1% were self-employed business owners and 4.1% 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 Kakegawa?
At the 2020 census 21,561 residents of Kakegawa commuted to work in another municipality and 23,175 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 115,361, or 100.4 per 100 night-time residents, 95th highest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kakegawa?
Kakegawa had 4,471 private-sector business establishments employing 55,856 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 12.5 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kakegawa?
Factories in Kakegawa shipped goods worth 1.35 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 19,759 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 Kakegawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kakegawa sold goods worth 211.4 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 913 commercial establishments employing 7,124 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kakegawa?
Kakegawa had 796 retail stores and 466 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 20 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 Kakegawa?
Farmland in Kakegawa covered 43.00 square kilometres in 2024, 16.2% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kakegawa recycle?
Kakegawa produced 25,166 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 9.7% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kakegawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kakegawa ranks 183 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 180 | Kagoshima | 3,471 thousand yen |
| 181 | Niihama | 3,463 thousand yen |
| 182 | Fukuyama | 3,448 thousand yen |
| 183 | Kakegawa | 3,443 thousand yen |
| 184 | Kitami | 3,443 thousand yen |
| 185 | Obihiro | 3,442 thousand yen |
| 186 | Hatsukaichi | 3,439 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kakegawa ranks 82 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Akishima | 4.1% |
| 80 | Sagamihara | 4.1% |
| 81 | Tachikawa | 4.1% |
| 82 | Kakegawa | 4.1% |
| 83 | Takatsuki | 4.1% |
| 84 | Toride | 4.1% |
| 85 | Koga | 4.1% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kakegawa ranks 95 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Kanoya | 100.6 |
| 93 | Kushiro | 100.6 |
| 94 | Asahikawa | 100.6 |
| 95 | Kakegawa | 100.4 |
| 96 | Himeji | 100.2 |
| 97 | Hikone | 100.2 |
| 98 | Handa | 100.2 |
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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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