Economy, jobs and prices in Kakogawa, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kakogawa averaged 3.76 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 105th 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 Kakogawa earn in total?
Residents of Kakogawa had 426.7 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 113,402 resident-tax payers (43.5 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 Kakogawa?
At the 2020 census 116,302 residents of Kakogawa were in work and 120,883 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 44.6 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 Kakogawa?
The unemployment rate in Kakogawa was 3.8% at the 2020 census (4,581 people out of 120,883 in the labour force), 123rd 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 Kakogawa?
By sector, 0.8% of employed residents of Kakogawa worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 30.9% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 64.2% 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 Kakogawa?
85.3% of employed residents of Kakogawa were employees (excluding company directors), 6.7% were self-employed business owners and 3.9% 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 Kakogawa?
At the 2020 census 53,990 residents of Kakogawa commuted to work in another municipality and 32,329 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 234,987, or 90.1 per 100 night-time residents, 54th lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kakogawa?
Kakogawa had 8,028 private-sector business establishments employing 88,858 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 11.1 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kakogawa?
Factories in Kakogawa shipped goods worth 1.34 trillion yen in 2023 and employed 16,564 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 Kakogawa?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kakogawa sold goods worth 474.2 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 1,575 commercial establishments employing 15,504 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kakogawa?
Kakogawa had 1,364 retail stores and 898 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 38 large retail stores (50+ staff) and 4 department stores or general supermarkets.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much farmland is there in Kakogawa?
Farmland in Kakogawa covered 22.00 square kilometres in 2024, 15.9% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kakogawa recycle?
Kakogawa produced 73,726 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 17.4% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kakogawa compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kakogawa ranks 105 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | Hiratsuka | 3,777 thousand yen |
| 103 | Ichinomiya | 3,769 thousand yen |
| 104 | Kanazawa | 3,764 thousand yen |
| 105 | Kakogawa | 3,763 thousand yen |
| 106 | Toyohashi | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 107 | Yao | 3,761 thousand yen |
| 108 | Maebashi | 3,760 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kakogawa ranks 140 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Misato | 3.8% |
| 138 | Otsu | 3.8% |
| 139 | Kanoya | 3.8% |
| 140 | Kakogawa | 3.8% |
| 141 | Fukushima | 3.8% |
| 142 | Fujinomiya | 3.8% |
| 143 | Ichinoseki | 3.8% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kakogawa ranks 209 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 206 | Narashino | 90.3 |
| 207 | Machida | 90.3 |
| 208 | Chikushino | 90.2 |
| 209 | Kakogawa | 90.1 |
| 210 | Mitaka | 89.8 |
| 211 | Toride | 89.6 |
| 212 | Hirakata | 89.6 |
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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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