Economy, jobs and prices in Kamagaya, Japan: official figures
Taxable income for municipal resident tax in Kamagaya averaged 3.73 million yen per taxpayer in fiscal 2024, 113th 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 Kamagaya earn in total?
Residents of Kamagaya had 191.5 billion yen of taxable income in total in fiscal 2024, from 51,319 resident-tax payers (46.7 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 Kamagaya?
At the 2020 census 46,843 residents of Kamagaya were in work and 48,731 were in the labour force (working or seeking work), equal to 42.6 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 Kamagaya?
The unemployment rate in Kamagaya was 3.9% at the 2020 census (1,888 people out of 48,731 in the labour force), 127th highest of 262 cities, about the same as 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 Kamagaya?
By sector, 1.6% of employed residents of Kamagaya worked in primary industries (farming, forestry, fishing), 18.0% in secondary (mining, construction, manufacturing) and 77.3% 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 Kamagaya?
85.2% of employed residents of Kamagaya were employees (excluding company directors), 6.6% were self-employed business owners and 4.5% 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 Kamagaya?
At the 2020 census 31,767 residents of Kamagaya commuted to work in another municipality and 12,681 people living elsewhere commuted in. The daytime population was 88,724, or 80.7 per 100 night-time residents, 3rd lowest of 262 cities.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many businesses are there in Kamagaya?
Kamagaya had 2,693 private-sector business establishments employing 26,779 people in 2021 (government offices are excluded), about 9.9 workers per establishment.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow big is manufacturing in Kamagaya?
Factories in Kamagaya shipped goods worth 33.6 billion yen in 2023 and employed 1,969 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 Kamagaya?
Wholesale and retail businesses in Kamagaya sold goods worth 100.1 billion yen in the year covered by the 2021 Economic Census (sales for 2020), across 445 commercial establishments employing 5,027 people.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow many shops and restaurants are there in Kamagaya?
Kamagaya had 424 retail stores and 238 eating and drinking places in 2021, including 11 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 Kamagaya?
Farmland in Kamagaya covered 4.00 square kilometres in 2024, 19.0% of the total area.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow much waste does Kamagaya recycle?
Kamagaya produced 29,215 tonnes of household and business waste in 2023 and recycled 20.2% of it.
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications · saved copyHow Kamagaya compares with other cities in Japan
Taxable income per resident-tax payer (fiscal 2024)
Kamagaya ranks 113 of 262, highest first. Municipal resident tax base before deductions, from SSDS items C120110 and C120120
| Rank | City | Taxable income per resident-tax payer |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | Inazawa | 3,751 thousand yen |
| 111 | Ogaki | 3,743 thousand yen |
| 112 | Kofu | 3,738 thousand yen |
| 113 | Kamagaya | 3,731 thousand yen |
| 114 | Hamamatsu | 3,727 thousand yen |
| 115 | Izumi | 3,726 thousand yen |
| 116 | Wakayama | 3,714 thousand yen |
Unemployment rate (2020 census)
Kamagaya ranks 127 of 262, highest first. Unemployed people as a share of the labour force, taken during the Covid-19 pandemic
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | Kashihara | 3.9% |
| 125 | Kawagoe | 3.9% |
| 126 | Kumamoto | 3.9% |
| 127 | Kamagaya | 3.9% |
| 128 | Yamato | 3.9% |
| 129 | Koshigaya | 3.9% |
| 130 | Mito | 3.9% |
Daytime population per 100 residents (2020 census)
Kamagaya ranks 260 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Konosu | 81.1 |
| 257 | Takarazuka | 81.0 |
| 258 | Nishitokyo | 80.9 |
| 259 | Ichikawa | 80.8 |
| 260 | Kamagaya | 80.7 |
| 261 | Nagareyama | 78.7 |
| 262 | Fujimi | 75.4 |
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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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